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Night Hunters
William Pace Head
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Description for Night Hunters
Paperback. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
In Night Hunters , air power historian William P. Head provides the first detailed study of the development and deployment of the AC-130 gunship. While other airframes and other types of close air support (CAS) and interdiction weapon systems preceded or flew with the AC-130s, this four-engine cargo airframe proved to be not only the longest serving fixed-wing gunship but also the most effective by far. During the Vietnam War, the US military developed new tactics and weapons systems to counter a diversity of enemy tactics and geographic features, the difficult climate, and the shifting diplomatic context. One of the ... Read more
In Night Hunters , air power historian William P. Head provides the first detailed study of the development and deployment of the AC-130 gunship. While other airframes and other types of close air support (CAS) and interdiction weapon systems preceded or flew with the AC-130s, this four-engine cargo airframe proved to be not only the longest serving fixed-wing gunship but also the most effective by far. During the Vietnam War, the US military developed new tactics and weapons systems to counter a diversity of enemy tactics and geographic features, the difficult climate, and the shifting diplomatic context. One of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Series
Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781623491192
SKU
V9781623491192
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About William Pace Head
WILLIAM P. HEAD is chief of the 78 Air Base Wing Office of History at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. He is the author of several books, including Shadow and Stinger: Developing the AC-119G/K Gunships in the Vietnam War, which received the Air Force’s 2008 Robert F. Futrell Award for Excellence in Historical Publications.
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