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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Jim Hooper‘s A Hundred Feet Over Hell is a true account of the 220th Reconnaissance Airplane Company, with which his brother Bill served as one of the Myth Makers flying single-engine Cessnas that were extremely vulnerable to artillery and other ground fire. These men were charged with flying over hot zones and locating the enemy for bombers, giving precise coordinates for dropping bombs and napalm. “Rather than sharing our joy at his return, Bill was angry. Not because of the crippling would received in an unpopular was — he accepted that as part of what he had signed on fore. The anger came from being here. In a demonstration of uncompromising loyalty over logic, it was, he believed, a betrayal of the warrior family he’d left behind.” (Page xi) Hooper has captured the essence of these men and their time in Vietnam from their crazy stunts to the moments when they feared for their lives. Through alternating points of view the stories unfold quickly as one man feeds off and expands on the story being told by their friend and colleague. Readers will meet characters like Doc Clement and Charlie Finch, but these men are not characters, but real human beings who lived through the harsh realities of war. Read the full review: http://savvyverseandwit.com/2010/07/a-hundred-feet-over-hell-by-jim-hooper.html A handful of aviation memoirs from the Vietnam War truly stand out. Jack Broughton’s Thud Ridge details the extraordinary courage of US Air force pilots facing North Vietnam’s deadly air defenses. Robert Mason’s Chickenhawk carries the reader on a gut-wrenching journey from flight school to helicopter assaults under heavy enemy fire. The Ravens by Christopher Robbins reveals the CIA’s secret war in Laos. Taking its place among these classics is Jim Hooper’s A Hundred Feet Over Hell, the story of the 220th Reconnaissance Airplane Company. The ‘Catkillers’ flew100mph Cessnas from Phu Bai and Dong Ha to cover the Ashau Valley and DMZ, where, within range of every enemy weapon on the battlefield, they called in artillery and air strikes to support army and marine units fighting the NVA. In these days of unmanned Predators and Reapers, it is astonishing to learn that the Catkiller FACs even took their single-engine Bird Dogs into North Vietnam in search of targets. For those interested in military aviation and tales of raw heroism, A Hundred Feet Over Hell is a must read. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
A Hundred Feet Over Hell is the story of a handful of young pilots taking extraordinary risks to support those on the ground. Flying over Vietnam in two-seater Cessnas, they often made the difference between a soldier returning alive to his family or having the lonely sound of "Taps" played over his grave. Based on extensive interviews, and often in the men's own words, A Hundred Feet Over Hell puts the reader in the plane as this intrepid band of U.S. Army aviators calls in fire support for the soldiers and marines of I Corps. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)959.704348History and Geography Asia Southeast Asia Vietnam 1949- 1961–1975 Vietnamese War Military operations and unitsClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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A handful of aviation memoirs from the Vietnam War truly stand out - 'Thud Ridge' and 'Chickenhawk' to name just two. Jim Hooper's 'history' of the 220th Reconnaissance Airplane Company will become another classic, packed as it is with accounts of rare heroism and thrilling flying action. In these days of unmanned drones, it almost beggars belief that the Catkiller FACs flew low and slow in some of the most heavily defended airspace in the history of aerial warfare. 'A Hundred Feet Over Hell' is a great read! ( )