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Vietnam Above the Treetops: A Forward Air Controller Reports
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Overview
In Vietnam Above the Treetops, Flanagan traces his life from adolescence through the training period, combat missions of all kinds, and re-entry into the everyday world. His war tales take us to key regions: from the Demilitarized Zone, south through the Central highlands, and into War Zone C near Cambodia. Flanagan tells the absolute truth of his experience in Vietnam call signs, bomb loads, and target coordinates are all historically accurate. He offers observations on the Vietnamese and Korean forces he worked with, comparing Eastern and Western cultures, and he vents his frustrations with the U.S. command structure. Determined to reconstruct the past, Flanagan re-read old letters from Vietnam, examined maps, deciphered pocket diaries, interviewed former comrades, and let his own long-buried memories surface. Flanagan did not find this book easy to write, but he wanted to pay tribute to his fellow warriors, especially those still missing in action; he wanted to exorcise his war nightmares and further understand his experience. Even more important, he needed to communicate the values he and his comrades lived by, in distant jungles where they faced some of the toughest circumstances known to human beings.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780313360633 |
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Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
Publication date: | 02/10/1992 |
Pages: | 336 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
IntroductionSetting the Values
Prelude to Combat: Creating a Warrior
Orientation and Transition to Combat
Defending Highway 1: Phu Cat with the Koreans
Clearing the Valley: Koreans Launch Tiger V
FACing with the Screaming Eagles at Tuy Hoa
Project Delta at Chu Lai: Flying the F-4
The Central Highlands: Battling Monsoons and VC
Project Delta in III Corps: Song Be and Tay Ninh
Search for F-4 Pilot, Returban to War Zone C
Battle at Khe Sanh: FAC Shot Down
Khe Sanh Again
Winding Down: Re-entry into the World
The Conflict Continues, the Values Endure
Epilogue
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
What People are Saying About This
"A riveting personal account of the war in Vietnam from a unique perspectivethat of a pilot engaged in all facets of the operations. Highly readable, moving, and gripping. Flanagan brings home forcefully the ethical dimension of warthe difficult choices facing a combat pilot; American policy makers not fully committing to the prosecution of the war; and the failure of the media to accurately portray the American involvement in that conflict."
"Vietnam traumatized the warriors, the families, and the nation. Flanagan lays bare the scars as the healing process continues. Everyone exposed to the Vietnam experience can learn from this book."
"For 16 years we never knew what really happened to my brother when he disappeared in Laos. John told us the truth in 1982. He tells it here. We are grateful for his efforts. My brother may still be alive."
"This book vividly depicts the warrior spirit of the graduates of the (then new) Air Force Academy who served in the Vietnam War."
"This is real combat with real people . . . it is also a striking story of conscience and conviction in the face of deadly bureaucratic ineptitude."