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Dragon's Jaw : an epic story of courage and tenacity in Vietnam

Coonts, Stephen, 1946- author, Tillman, Barrett, author

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\"For seven long years hundreds of young US airmen flew sortie after sortie against North Vietnam's formidable and strategically important bridge, dodging a heavy concentration of anti-aircraft fire and enemy MiG planes. Many American airmen were shot down, killed, or captured and taken to the infamous \"Hanoi Hilton\" POW camp. But after each air attack, when the smoke cleared and the debris settled, the bridge stubbornly remained standing. For the North Vietnamese it became a symbol of their invincibility; for US war planners an obsession; for US airmen a testament to American mettle and valor. Using after-action reports, official records, and interviews with surviving pilots, as well as untapped Vietnamese sources, Dragon's Jaw chronicles American efforts to destroy the bridge, strike by bloody strike, putting readers into the cockpits, under fire\"-- Publisher's description.

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Subject: Vietnam War (1961-1975) / 1900-1999 / Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Campaigns Vietnam Thanh Hóa. / Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Aerial operations, American. / Bridges Vietnam Thanh Hóa History 20th century. / Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Vietnam Thanh Hóa. / Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Vietnam Ma River Delta. / HISTORY / Asia / General. / Bridges. / Vietnam Ma River Delta. / Vietnam Thanh Hóa.
• ISBN: 0306903474, 9780306903472

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DS557.8.T47 C66 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE