My Secret War

History

Drury, Richard S.

Military

St Martins Pr

Pilot narrative by a Skyraider pilot who flew in the secret war in Laos during the Vietnam war.

My Secret War (Wings of War)

Americas

Time-Life Education

From an Amazon reader review: "I am an avid fan of flying and military history. Of the hundreds of books I have read on flying in the military, this is the best! My book is worn out from the many readings. Each and every time I read it, I become Drury as he experiences the sights, sounds and sensations of flying the Skyraider in Vietnam. I can almost smell the aviation fuel, feel the humidity, enjoy the completion of another mission along with him. After all, isn't this what we want from a good book? You won't be disappointed with "My Secret War!"

Aero Pub Inc

While the final analysis, impressions and judgments reached in this book are strictly my own, they were formed after dozens interviews, flights and a good deal of research. Pilot specialists from each airplane have reviewed the text and all generally support the results. The product is the outcome of my quest to fly the Skyraider's follow-on USAF close-air-support types, to see them from the pilot's perspective on actual training missions and to see what has happened to the CAS mission through the years. I hoped to put the reder in the cockpit with the views of the pilot. When this book was started, there were but three aircraft types involved, the A-37, A-7 and the A-10. Then came the F-16 with its dedicated CAS role with the 138th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Syracuse, New York. For historical and technical data, thanks in particular to the Cessna Aircraft company, the General Dynamics Corporation, the General Electric Company, the LTV Aerospace and Defense Company, USAF Systems Command, Office of Public Affair and the Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright Patterson AFB.

Usaf Close Air Support

Motorbooks Intl

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