Operation Aviary: Airborne Special Operations-Korea, 1950-1953 Review

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(More customer reviews)As a German TV author working on a documentary about Cold War aerial operations "Behind Enemy Lines" I looked for material and reliable information on acitivities, also during the Korean War. This book was one of my most helpful sources, as was his author.

I agree I have read better written books, but some of these better written publications, like Orr Kellys "From A Dark Sky", lack fact checking. E.g Kellys account of a U-2 ditching turned out to be a myth.
In general: these operations are difficult to research, all human sources have by necessity a limited field of vision, but are often the best sources available and superior to sanitized files - so I think cautious reading and restraint in judgement are wise attitudes.

Colonel Dillard is a very good source. I recommend this DTP style booklet for anyone looking for facts about the Korean operations. I don't recommend it as literature or for photo quality (pictures look like photocopied).
I also recommend "Apollos Warriors" from Michael E. Haas as a general overview for the topic.
I think the previous comment is over the top, unneccesary harsh. Mr. Dillard HAD a different job, which was "somewhat" closer to the events he describes than most others authors can brag about. He was literally in the midst of the operations.
I give 5 stars, so the the new average rating will give a more accurate rating of the book(let).

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Endorsement by Nels Running, Major General, USAF (Ret)Executive Director, Department of DefenceKorean War Commemoration CommitteeThe history of the Korean War remains unknown to far too many who owe gratitude to those whose courage, commitment and sacrifices secured a victory for freedom and democracy over communist aggression.Even deeper in the shadows of the unknown, lay the clandestine operations of 'special' forces, whose actions often serve to enhance the conventional forces' opportunities for success in combat operations.Cloaked in "special secrecy" at the time, the stories of special operations emerge from the shadows much later than conventional combat histories.In this work, Colonel Doug Dillard illuminates an important arena of operations heretofore largely ignored: airborne special operations.Special operations teams and individuals, sometimes supported by or in conjunction with 'available' conventional resources, made daring airborne penetrations of the enemy 's rear areas and areas of current combat operations to disruptor defeat the enemy's operations.They gathered and reported critical elements of information regarding enemy dispositions and capabilities to the conventional forces.The men of "Operation AVIARY" were indeed force multipliers whose actions contributed immeasurably to the United Nations Command's victory over communist aggression.A FASCINATING READ!

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