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Historical Center Historian Writes Book On Vietnam Air War
Historical Center Historian Writes Book On Vietnam Air War
(EXCERPT) Story Number: NNS040506-07 Release Date: 5/7/2004 1:14:00 AM, by Audrey Leble', Naval Historical Center Public Affairs WASHINGTON (NNS) -- A Naval Historical Center (NHC) historian's new book on the Vietnam War, released in May, gives an "in the cockpit view" of the conflict which ended 29 years ago. “Afterburner: Naval Aviators and the Vietnam War,” by Naval Historical Center historian Dr. John D. Sherwood, takes a new look at one of the most expensive and controversial aspects of America’s long involvement in Vietnam, the naval air war. The book's focus is on the critical end game, especially the most intense year of the air war - 1972. During that year, North Vietnam launched the first, large-scale conventional attack on South Vietnam of the war, and the United States fought back with some the most innovative air campaigns of the war, including President Richard Nixon’s Linebacker bombings of North Vietnam and th... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 07 May 2004, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=13166 --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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