Research Catalog

Title

Vietnam, the war in the air : a pictorial history of the U.S. air forces in the Vietnam War, Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marines / by Gene Gurney.

Author

Gurney, Gene.

Publication

New York : Crown, ©1985.

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Details

Description

ix, 277 pages : illustrations (some color); 27 cm

Summary

Covers the entire Vietnam War from the first entrance of U.S. planes to the end of the Strategic Airlift returning the prisoners of war including over 300 full -color photographs and maps.

Subject

• 1900-1999
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Aerial operations, American
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Aerial operations
• Armed Forces
• Armed Forces > Aviation
• Military operations, Aerial
• Military operations, Aerial > American
• United States > Armed Forces > Aviation > History > 20th century
• United States > Armed Forces > History > Vietnam War, 1961-1975
• United States

Genre/Form

History.

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

Foreword / by William C. Westmoreland -- Introduction to the air war / by Carl Berger -- Air operations in South Vietnam, 1962-1964 / by R. Frank R. Futrell -- U.S. Army airmobility, 1962-1971 / John T. Tolson -- U.S. Marine aviation in Vietnam, 1962-1970 / by Keith B. McCutcheon -- Air operations in South Vietnam, 1965-1972 / by Ralph A. Rowley -- The air war against North Vietnam / by Jacob Van Staaveren -- U.S. Navy Task Force 77 in action off Vietnam / by Malcolm W. Cagle -- The Vietnamese Air Force / by the U.S. Air Force historical staff -- Air operations in Laos / by Jacob Van Staaveren and the U.S. Air Force historical staff -- Air war in Cambodia / by Carl Berger -- American POW's and Operation Homecoming / by Carl Berger.

ISBN

• 0517553503
• 9780517553503

LCCN

84011327

OCLC

• ocm10777983
• 10777983
• SCSB-632870

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library