Cheating Death: Combat Rescues in Vietnam and Laos
The colourful characters and daring rescues of downed pilots engaged in the Secret War in North Vietnam and Laos are vividly captured by one who was there, in some of the most exciting stories ever written about aerial combat. Sandy Marrett and his squadron colleagues flew some of the most dangerous air missions of the war as on-scene commanders, in charge of rescuing the scores of US Navy and Air Force pilots shot down over North Vietnam and Laos.
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Cheating Death: Combat Rescues in Vietnam and Laos
The colourful characters and daring rescues of downed pilots engaged in the Secret War in North Vietnam and Laos are vividly captured by one who was there, in some of the most exciting stories ever written about aerial combat. Sandy Marrett and his squadron colleagues flew some of the most dangerous air missions of the war as on-scene commanders, in charge of rescuing the scores of US Navy and Air Force pilots shot down over North Vietnam and Laos.
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Cheating Death: Combat Rescues in Vietnam and Laos

Cheating Death: Combat Rescues in Vietnam and Laos

by George J. Marrett
Cheating Death: Combat Rescues in Vietnam and Laos

Cheating Death: Combat Rescues in Vietnam and Laos

by George J. Marrett

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Overview

The colourful characters and daring rescues of downed pilots engaged in the Secret War in North Vietnam and Laos are vividly captured by one who was there, in some of the most exciting stories ever written about aerial combat. Sandy Marrett and his squadron colleagues flew some of the most dangerous air missions of the war as on-scene commanders, in charge of rescuing the scores of US Navy and Air Force pilots shot down over North Vietnam and Laos.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781473813120
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date: 01/24/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 272
Sales rank: 255,199
File size: 7 MB

About the Author

George Marrett is an author and historian.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsix
1Reunion1
2Test Pilot7
3Count Yourself Dead19
4Tchepone38
5Torture Garden64
6Roman 2 A and B73
7Nakhon Phanom81
8An Assist, a Putout, and a Balk94
9Maxims for Men at Arms106
10Night Fighting118
11Statue of Liberty133
12Panda 1142
13Not Quite Total Disaster154
14Instructor Pilot175
15Papaya 2B188
16Last Flights194
Epilogue207
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