William C. Anderson (1) (1920–2003)
Autore di BAT-21
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Opere di William C. Anderson
The great bicycle expedition;: Freewheeling through Europe with a family, a potted plant--and bicycle seatus, (1973) 10 copie
The headstrong houseboat; or, Barnacles are better than blowouts, but beware of a leaky basement (1972) 10 copie
Please... Don't Tailgate the Real Estate: Scouting the Back Roads and Off Ramps to Find True Love and Happiness (1998) 10 copie
When the Offspring Have Sprung: Or, Happiness Is Turning the Nursery into a Wine Cellar (1978) 9 copie
Roll up the wallpaper, we're moving! How to rip up family roots and plant them in a brave new green world with… (1970) 9 copie
The two-ton albatross; or, Across a trans-continental highway in a travel trailer with two kids, two guppies, a… (1969) 5 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Anderson, William Charles
- Altri nomi
- Anderson, Andy
- Data di nascita
- 1920-05-07
- Data di morte
- 2003-05-16
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- La Junta, Colorado, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Fairfield, California, USA
- Organizzazioni
- US Air Force (WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War)
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BAT 21 is the true story of Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton. This story details his 2 week long struggle to avoid capture by the Vietcong. The reader gets to experience with Col. Hambleton the harrowing experience of being shot down in Vietnam and trying to avoid capture, and the thing that makes the book even better is the fact that it's true.
"Bird Dog, this is Bat-21!" I remember having seen the movie that was based on this book in the 1980's and ran across this book while browsing here on Amazon and bought it. Glad I did.
This is the story of the ordeal Iceal Hambleton, a Lt. Colonel in the USAF, who was navigator of an EB-66 electronic warfare aircraft shot down during the 1972 North Vietnam offensive. Hambleton, the lone survivor of his aircraft, parachuted into the midst of the NVA invasion of the south.
The Air Force and Hambleton began a physical and mental battle with the NVA who they had a grudging respect for. For twelve days, the US military both kept the communist Vietnamese from capturing Hambleton and planned a method of getting Hambleton out. Men died in the attempt to rescue Hambleton as jets, prop-driven aircraft as well as helicopters were employed to fight to keep Hambleton from the clutches of the NVA and some were lost in the attempt.
As a military history reader, I was impressed by the efficiency of USAF SAR (Search and Rescue) methods. "Gravel" was a weapon and technique I had never heard of. The use of "Sandies", jets, helicopters and small observation aircraft flown by FACs, or Forward Air Controllers, - even B-52s - all combined to keep the NVA back on their heels while Hambleton made his escape.… (altro)
"Bird Dog, this is Bat-21!" I remember having seen the movie that was based on this book in the 1980's and ran across this book while browsing here on Amazon and bought it. Glad I did.
This is the story of the ordeal Iceal Hambleton, a Lt. Colonel in the USAF, who was navigator of an EB-66 electronic warfare aircraft shot down during the 1972 North Vietnam offensive. Hambleton, the lone survivor of his aircraft, parachuted into the midst of the NVA invasion of the south.
The Air Force and Hambleton began a physical and mental battle with the NVA who they had a grudging respect for. For twelve days, the US military both kept the communist Vietnamese from capturing Hambleton and planned a method of getting Hambleton out. Men died in the attempt to rescue Hambleton as jets, prop-driven aircraft as well as helicopters were employed to fight to keep Hambleton from the clutches of the NVA and some were lost in the attempt.
As a military history reader, I was impressed by the efficiency of USAF SAR (Search and Rescue) methods. "Gravel" was a weapon and technique I had never heard of. The use of "Sandies", jets, helicopters and small observation aircraft flown by FACs, or Forward Air Controllers, - even B-52s - all combined to keep the NVA back on their heels while Hambleton made his escape.… (altro)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 20
- Utenti
- 328
- Popolarità
- #72,311
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 34
- Lingue
- 3
"...the antics of the crew are hilarious and only occasionally is life dangerous. Once, using Scotch, shaving lotion, and other fluids they save their hydraulic system. In another wacky, dangerous exploit the woman and a helicopter polot spend the night in a tree in their underwear to escape the Viet Cong." - Library Journal