History of the 101st Airborne Division: Screaming Eagles - The First 50 Years Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is well-written and an easy read, as compared to most military history which is, often, difficult, if not impossible to follow. I give it one strike technical/historical matters. First, for having been written after Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers, it and fails to take that work into account. The 506th is rarely mentioned and Easy's assault at Brécourt is not mentioned, at all. Now, I'll admit that Band of Brothers is as much hagiography as history, but, if one disagrees with the assertions, it's important for one to refute those assertions, not ignore them. Also, the World War II section is VERY brief and could've stood to have more detail added to it, as was done in the "Training Years", (1956 to 1967), where every minutia is mentioned (and no less interesting, I have to admit). This is, of course, an unfortunate effect of this being a collaborative effort with an author for each section. All in all, a good read, but very thin on World War II, if that's one's interest.
One thing I'd add is that it is a bit apologetic. It glosses over the last battle casualties of the war, while those of you familiar with Stephen Ambrose's Band fo Brothers will recall that it was a bit of a self-created SNAFU resultign in freindly fire...

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The History of the 101st Airborne Division is the epic story of the Division from its activation in August 1942 through the completion of Operation Desert Storm in April 1991.

In World War II, the 101st became the first American troops to set foot in occupied France, when, on 6 June 1944, its paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines, clearing the way for the 4th Infantry Division landing on Utah Beach. The Division would become famous for its work in Holland during Operation Market Garden, and for its successful defense of Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge.

In Vietnam, the Screaming Eagles engaged in battle from 1965 to 1972, when they began their evolution to Air Mobile by deploying by helicopter. In the Gulf War, the Division fired the first shots of Operation Desert Storm by destroying Iraqi radar sites, and during ground war of the operation, they made the longest and largest Air Assault in history.

In every engagement and during the training periods in between, the 101st Airborne Division has honored the words of its first commander, General William C. Lee, that it has a rendezvous with destiny. This book is a fitting record of that history, and of the men who are proud to be called Screaming Eagles.

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Desert Storm: A Forgotten War Review

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(More customer reviews)Very well written. Starts a little slow with much preliminary
but fascinating information about the international politics
leading up to the war. After that starts a day by day account of the war and most major battles. I especially liked the many
behind the scenes personal interviews with pilots, Iraqi officers, tank commanders, etc. about their experiences,
Many " stories never told" . It was riveting. Very well researched, unbiased & hard to put down.

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Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm almost done with a recently released book I was given for Christmas, "Ten Hours Until Dawn." I began reading it but two days ago and don't want to put it down! A great read for the winter house-bound mariners up here, or for the most uninitiated landlubber. It's one of, if not the, best sea tales I've ever read.

It's the true story of the disasterous "Great Blizzard of '78" here at Ground Zero on the North Shore of Massachusetts, the grounding of the oil tanker Global Hope about two or three miles from us, and the rescue attempt turned disaster in the worst winter storm in over 100 years.

Between the herculean and selfless efforts of our local Coast Guard out of Gloucester and pilot boat captain Frank Quirk and his volunteer crew of his Can Do, the nail-biting descriptions of the almost unbelievable conditions out there in my sailing grounds, histories of similar marine crises, and the detailed but easily comprehensible explanations, it's one of those books that keeps you awake after midnight to read "just one more chapter."
This story holds a special significance for me not only because I'm so familiar with the locale and sail it every weekend during the season. During that historic storm I was living-aboard an old wooden 46' power boat tied up to our slip on D dock at Beverly Harbor Marina. Conditions got so bad by early evening that a group of us live-aboards got together with all the lines we had among us and we could get our hands on, tied off our dock to pilings and telephone poles and buildings in the parking lot above us. Above us, until the high-tide surge, when our floating dock rose above the hinged ramp, above the stationary wharf thereby stranding us on our boats, above even the sea wall and parking lot. We watched helplessly from our "island" as the rollers swept across the parking lot to our snow-buried cars! Two of the nearby boat-laden docks broke lose! The snow was so deep that if you didn't walk carefully down the very center of the rolling dock in the howling wind, it'd tip and dump you off.

Word had passed around in our marina that an oil tanker was aground just outside Beverly Harbor and that a rescue effort was underway. We saw the Coast Guard's 41-footer make it in to the Jubilee Yacht Club just next door. But we didn't learn about the tragedy just a few miles out until a day or two later; we were too busy ourselves that night to think to turn on the VHF radio. This is the first time I've learned the details -- and they were incredible, horrific!

I probably knew a few of the Coast Guardsmen quoted throughout who were out there facing death. During the summer of 1977 the Coast Guard used to love "boarding" us. Our boat had become a magnet for some of the ladies of an all-women's college just up the coast, and we four young live-aboards usually had a contingent of them aboard. When off-duty, a few of the Coasties would sometimes come down to the boat for a visit and a few brewskies, hoping we had company aboard.

Reading the details of what happened that night is chilling even almost thirty years later. I clearly recall how bad things were that night, but had no idea how much worse they were just a couple miles out in Salem Sound, or the life-and-death drama that was taking place. That *anyone* survived out there is a miracle -- that anyone *went* out there is unimaginable.


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American Warrior: A Combat Memoir of Vietnam Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a well written and detailed personal memoir of the author's two tours in Viet Nam. The format - personal recollections by identified persons - interspersed with the author's first person narrative draws the reader into the action. Doc is a true warrior and, based on his actions, one of the luckiest SOBs on the planet. I consider myself fortunate to be one of Doc's classmates.

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U.S. Air Force (Hugh Lauter Levin's Military History) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is quite possibly the ultimate U.S. Air Force History book. It is written under the general guidence of Lt. Col Dik Alan Daso, USAF (Ret), Curator of Modern Military Aircraft National Air and Space Museum. The individual contributors, some 35 in number vary from retired military, professional historians, librarians, and more. All in all, individual experts to write on particular subjects of interest.
This is a large format book, and it contains a lot of pages. It begins with the first flights taken by the military in balloons and concludes with operations in Iraq. The book is arranged like a diary, with significant events in chronological order. A particular point of interest is the little pictures of the medals of honor won on those dates, along with a description of the actions of the winner.
In addition there are periodic two page spreads that describe significant activities, technical advantages, or historical points of interst regarding the Air Force.
It's a beautiful book, one that belongs in every military library.

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Seawolf28: Branded a Maverick as a Junior Officer this is a true account of naval aviation as seen through the eyes of one of the most decorated Navy pilots of the Vietnam era Review

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(More customer reviews)A Navy Maverick With True Grit!
Seldom do I ever read a military aviation book where I come away thinking that I would have really loved to have flown with the author of that memoir. Author Al Billings is a veteran's veteran! He is a man among men. It was men like Al that made flying in Hueys the heroic aviation adventure it was. His book "Seawolf 28" explodes with energy and action and much more. His personality certainly comes shinning through and shows him for whom he was.
Billings was awarded over 40 medals and citations including the Silver Star and The Distinguished Flying Cross. He was a member of the Navy's most decorated helicopter attack squadron in the Vietnam War. I have met several members of the Seawolfs when filming the documentary film "In the Shadow of the Blade." You could not find any better group of honorable men for sure. It is not surprising to read how well they did in combat. This book not only honors the role of the author but also adds to the almost myth like tales of those fine young men.
The book is well written and is a great read. I admit that the last chapters in the book were not the way I would have liked to see it end for the author, but Billings is true to himself all the way to the end and shows a lot of class. When you finish reading his book you will be left with many emotions about the war, the men, leadership in the military and what it means to stand up and be counted when someone has to be accountable and honest. Al Billings is a true leader in the real sense. I think most veterans will agree that he would be the guy that you would like to have had in the pilot's seat on your flight!
This is a must read book and receives the MWSA's HIGHEST RATING - FIVE STARS!


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Seawolf 28 SummaryAn exciting action filled novel of one of the top decorated naval aviators of the Vietnam era brings the reader a dramatic story of a twenty-two year career of a Navy helicopter pilot.By the end of the Vietnam War he was a four tour veteran with well over 600 missions and the recipient of more than thirty-nine citations, including the Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross.Throughout his career he qualified in over 20 different types of aircraft and rose from the enlisted ranks to squadron Commanding Officer.This is not just another Vietnam combat action story.Seawolf 28 is a timeless, powerful, honest and uncompromising first hand account of a man that knew no limits when it came to standing up for his men and what he believed in.What makes this novel stand out is the unparalleled successes they enjoyed while others stood by and watched to see if they would fail. They took on every challenge including the military bureaucracy and could not be defeated.Driven as a young man to find the person he truly was, he risked everything to complete that journey. Even though it took years, he learned to honor himself for what he accomplished in an environment where he was overmatched and out of his league when it came to politics and manipulation.Through it all he was able to maintain his integrity, and loyalty to his men.These actual accounts are a testament of the determination of one individual to meet life head-on and challenge those intrusions and aggression of others.He was labeled a Maverick by the Navy because he would not compromise his beliefs or the men he served with.Even with his directness and at times boldness they were unable to stop him as long as he had the support of his men.The story spans the gamut from a young cadet full of exuberance and high ideals to nine engine failures and dozens of life threatening incidents and hair raising combat stories, to his biggest battles challenging senior officers to do the right thing, at the risk of his own career. As his distinguished career comes to the end he finds himself battling the crippling results of medical mismanagement from the doctors at Balboa Naval Hospital.Even then he refuses to accept the inevitable and fights back to restore his dignity and physical well-being.The story ends with the Naval Hospital doing everything they can to cover up their incompetence and total disregard for the men who served.Through his internal strength and undefeatable character he never loses faith in the Navy and the men who served so gallantly.Out of shear determination and on his own he was able to overcome the debilitating affects at the hands of the Navy doctors.It is a compelling story that will cause young people to think about what lies ahead and let them see the sacrifices that are needed to serve their country and bring back the memories both good and bad for those who were there.

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We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam Review

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(More customer reviews)First, let's look at what this book is not: It is not beautifully written, it is not the story of one person's experience and it is not dedicated to character building. If you are looking for those things, then look elsewhere.
Now if you are looking for the smell, the horror, the courage and the sacrifice of the battlefield, then you will find it in this work. Moore and Galloway have written a book that will serve as a textbook for generations of people who want to know what war is really like in a very objective manner - the heroism, the great leadership, poor leadership, mistakes, and occasional cowardice. It pulls no punches and takes people and organizations to task where appropriate. It is truly an amazing work and one that should be read by anyone when a debate on going to war is raging.
The book is in three distinctive parts: The fight on Landing Zone X-Ray; The Fight on Landing Zone Albany; and the aftermath of the battles, for both the US involvement in Viet Nam and some of the families affected by it. Moore was the Battalion Commander at X-Ray and gives a very good view of the decisions he made and why he made them. He is able to walk us through the battle and describe the critical actions by both the North Vietnamese and the US forces that turned the tide of this battle and allowed Moore's force to win a victory. There are many first person accounts of different aspects of the battle given by the US soldiers that fought there and also by some of the key North Vietnam leaders.
The second part of the book was about the relief battalion's retrograde back from LZ X-Ray to LZ Albany. Moore was not here so all of the reporting was done thru interviews after the fact. He is pretty scathing in some of his assesments of the decisions being made - although if you do not have military experience you might not find the writing scathing enough for what happened. He describes the complecency by some of the leadership on the movement back, the failure to set out decent security and the indecisiveness in the early moments of the battle. He also points out the slow flow of information from Albany to the higher levels of the US Forces. Albany was fought to a draw with horrendous losses on both sides after a North Vietnamese battalion and the 2/7 Cav had a meeting engagement (which means they ran into eachother in the woods). One lead company was almost completely slaughtered, save a few people that had to do an E&E (Escape and Evasion) in order to get to safety. The book contains three accounts of men that did that.
The final part of the book looked at the political decisions made in the aftermath of the war using declassified top secret memos written by Sec McNamara to illustrate that he knew very early in the war that it could prove to be unwinnable, putting the odds at a US victory at no better than 1 in 2. Also, there are personal accounts from the widows and the children of some of the men that died in the battles. Since I am in Iraq right now with the Army, and I have a two year old daughter, I found these passages particularily moving.
My only gripe with this book, is that your understaning of it is assisted greatly if you have been in the military. Since I am, it is no problem, but for someone walking in with no experience, a lot of the terminology used and the prose itself will make following the story a little more difficult. It reads almost exactly like an After Action Review, which probably is the proper voice for this piece, but some readers will have problems with it - as evidenced by some of the earlier reviews.
The bottom line - very honest, interesting, work. It will help the reader understand battle, and perhaps understand it a little more than they would like to. Highly recommend.


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Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both relevant and timeless for reading by all Marines. The Commandant's choice for 1993 was We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young. In November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley. They were immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion was chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-Ray and Albany constituted one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War. How these men persevered--sacrificed themselves for their comrades and never gave up--makes a vivid portrait of war at its most inspiring and devastating. General Moore and Joseph Galloway, the only journalist on the ground throughout the fighting, have interviewed hundreds of men who fought there, including the North Vietnamese commanders. This devastating account rises above the specific ordeal it chronicles to present a picture of men facing the ultimate challenge, dealing with it in ways they would have found unimaginable only a few hours earlier. It reveals to us, as rarely before, man's most heroic and horrendous endeavor.From the Hardcover edition.

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Dirty Little Secrets: Military Information You're Not Supposed To Know Review

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(More customer reviews)Mr. Dunnigan should have stopped with his volume "How to Make War." It contains everything informative that appears in this volume with none of the pop-media inspired "conspiracy" aire. "Dirty Little Secrets" is 90 percent trivia, 5 percent restatements of the obvious, 4 percent tired rehashes of long-corrected (or discredited) "problems" and about 1 percent "military information you're not supposed to know." Whenever pop-media and the military collide, the military comes off the worse, portrayed as either buffoons or renegades. Dunnigan and Nofi play heavily to the former theme. I recommend a serious reader check out Mr. Dunnigan before he sold out to the pop-media and read "How to Make War." Miss this skewed collection of trivia with attitude. If we bought weapons and doctrine according to the implied standards of this work, every system would have to work perfectly from the instant of conception. God forbid it should experience some growing pains. The amusing thing is, the discerning reader can detect the flaws of Dunnigan and Nofi's approach in their own work. Revelations that a popular tank was reviewed as having numerous "flaws" during initial testing include the observation that none touched on its fighting qualities and most were minor "creature comforts." All of which were subsequently corrected. Big shock! Do you think GM doesn't test automobiles and then make minor design changes before going to production? Do you think MicroSoft doesn't do product tests, or updates? If these facts are Dirty Little Secrets to you, you need to get out more.

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Warbird Recovery: The Hunt for a Rare World War II Plane in Siberia, Russia Review

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(More customer reviews)When Gordon sent me the book, I was excited to dig into it, but life is busy, and I didn't get a chance to read it right away. I am sorry I delayed reading it as it is an excellent story. I couldn't put it down once started. Gordon's undying passion and perseverance in the recovery of these WWII relics is impressive. I thought that I have had some pretty crazy adventures moving aircraft around here in the United States, but they are nothing compared to the situations that Gordon and his group had to endure. It makes me very thankful to live in America. Warbird Recovery is a well written story that I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone, even if you are not an aviation fanatic like me. Thanks Gordon!

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April Fool's Day, 1992. Author Gordon R. Page receives a call from a business associate offering him the chance to travel to Russia in hopes of acquiring a rare World War II fighter plane. He's waited for this call for years—and it's not a joke. Packed with action, intrigue, and danger, Warbird Recovery delivers Page's gripping true story of his journey to Russia to recover the aircraft and fulfill a lifelong dream.In bitter winter conditions, Page journeys to St. Petersburg, Russia, in an attempt to recover a rare German Bf 109 fighter plane. But everything about traveling in the former Soviet Union only reinforces the vast differences between cultures. Placing a call, buying lunch, and even riding in a taxi—to say nothing of buying an aircraft—prove to be strange and dangerous.Putting his life at risk, Page discovers that he must learn to negotiate and have plenty of cash on hand to ensure both his safety and his return to the United States. Yet nothing can compare to the excitement he experiences upon finding lost aircraft. Unfortunately, chasing a childhood dream just might cost him his life.

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American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam (War Stories) Review

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(More customer reviews)I've read several books about the War in Iraq for research projects and papers. American Heroes is by far the most clear and interesting one yet. It explains every military term, event, treaty, etc. clearly and fully. It's very informative and well written. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to understand the events leading up to the War in Iraq and the events during.

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What is a Hero? New York Times best-selling author Oliver North says, “Real heroes are selfless. Those who serve America in harm's way in the war against radical Islam have that quality in abundance. And so do their families and loved ones at home. Yet, they rarely get the attention or coverage they deserve.“Despite the way they are presented by too many in the press and politics, the men and women in uniform today are overwhelmingly good. I never cease to be amazed at the self-discipline of these brave young Americans. They can endure the adrenaline-pumping violence of an enemy engagement, and then, just minutes later, help school children get safely to their classes . . . No nation-ours included-has ever had a military force better than the one we have today. I'm proud of them. You should be too.” In American Heroes (a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post best seller), North offers an inspiring, first-hand account of the extraordinary men and women defending America against radical Islamic terror from his perspective as a forty year member of the United States military, a member of the National Security Council staff and serving as the U.S. government's counter-terrorism coordinator from 1983-1986. This patriotic book also pulls in new reports and exclusive full-color photographs from War Stories, the award-winning FOX News Channel series hosted by North. Endorsements "Oliver North has spent his life among America's heroes. This book with its moving words and powerful images will inspire patriots, reassure the faint of heart, and infuriate our nation's adversaries. These are our heroes, they deserve to have their story told, and no one is better to tell it than Col. North, because when it comes to heroes, it takes one to know one. This book is a treasure."-Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and New York Times bestselling author of Real Change"Ollie North has ‘been there-done that' with the American heroes who are winning the war against radical Islamic terror. This book is a magnificent tribute to the warriors who defend us all."-Sean Hannity, host of The Sean Hannity Show and FOX News Channel's Hannity & Colmes

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Inside the President's Helicopter: Reflections of a White House Senior Pilot Review

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(More customer reviews)This decorated war hero, who started flying MASH missions during the Korean War and was shot down in Vietnam, is also a master storyteller, and he's woven his rich, cinematic, impossibly interesting life into a remarkable book.
Boyer's life, in one sense, can be measured in numbers. He had 6,900 hours of helicopter flight time, 368 combat hours, 580 "code one" presidential missions, 451 Richard M. Nixon flights, and 55 flights with at least one foreign head of state on board. Two forced landings. No crashes. He flew in 49 states and 17 countries.
But on another level, his story is more accurately framed by the people and places he encountered. His story starts in Akron, Ohio, where he grew from a Depression-era child into a football star at Ohio University. We travel with him through the Korean DMZ to the jungles of Venezuela, to the mountains of Peru, from St. Peter's Square to the pyramids of Egypt, and everywhere in between.
He flew five U.S. presidents, Gen. William Westmoreland, Henry Kissinger, Anwar Sadat, Hosni Mubarak, King Hussein, Charles de Gaulle, Robert Kennedy, Nguyen Van Thieu, Leonid Brezhnev, John Steinbeck, Bob Hope and John Wayne.
He was also the first pilot to fly a sitting president and first lady into a combat zone and recruited the first three African-American pilots to fly for the White House, one of which was his co-pilot the day Nixon resigned.
That iconic day when Nixon said goodbye, Aug. 9, 1974, it was Boyer who shuttled Nixon away from the White House.
Today, that very helicopter, Army One, is on display at the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif. It was found and restored by Boyer, who remembers that last day all too well.
At 81, Boyer still recalls things in razor-sharp detail. Recalling a death-defying goodwill trip to the mountains of Peru with Pat Nixon after a catastrophic earthquake, Boyer chuckles at the absurdity of the circumstances. "Helicopters are not supposed to fly as high as we did that day. But we made it in and out, and it's still one of the most rewarding missions I ever undertook. In all that devastation, to see what the first lady accomplished was really something. She made a difference up there. She was a remarkably graceful person."
The book, for all of its touch-and-go moments of peril and somber historic reality, is also punctuated with some very funny stories revealing how chaotic things can become within the chief executive's inner circle. Boyer takes the reader inside the most exclusive of bubbles with an honest, no-holds-barred voice of reason that often makes one feel as if they are co-piloting alongside this vaunted flyer.

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As a Skywitness to History, helicopter pilot LTC Gene T. Boyer flew tours of duty in Korea and Vietnam before joining the Executive Flight Detachment, gradually working his way up to the White House Senior Pilot position during the LBJ, Nixon, and Ford administrations.

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Sacred Stone (The Oregon Files) Review

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(More customer reviews)I should start by saying I am a big Clive Cussler fan and have read all his books. The only ones I have not enjoyed are the two Oregon Files ones.
There are so many characters I could not remember who was who without having to keep looking at the cast list at the front.
I reached the point of not caring anyway and just kept reading to get to the end. The whole thing reads like a Mission Impossible TV episode but nowhere near as good or exciting.
The scenes in the UK were very sloppy; there are no such things as pound notes and the beefeaters actually guard the Tower of London not Buckingham Palace.
I can only hope that it is Craig Dirgo that is the problem and that when the next Oregon Files book comes out written by Jack DuBrul (who I am a great fan of in his own right) that things will improve.

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The Sentinel and the Shooter Review

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(More customer reviews)This is our story. We lived and accomplished it. It is true to my memories.
A job well done. Thank you.

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Secret societies have existed for millennia; their purposes myriad. Generally, they are exclusive and require members to take an oath to keep their organization and activities secret. They possess guarded means of identification and communication.Some exist in the open, their purposes known, their activities undisclosed, and their practitioners anonymous.The US Army Security Agency was a separate organization within the Army having its own installations, training, academic, logistic, communications and scientific institutions and members took an oath to keep the organization and its activities secret, their identity and communications guarded. Until the advent of the Vietnam War, their purpose was intelligence gathering for national strategic objectives.As the US role expanded from advisory to active combat, intelligence support to combat units changed the structure and character of the Agency. Organizational secrecy, guarded communications, and member anonymity remained.The 265th Radio Research Company (Airborne) sentinels operated in the shadows, yet stood beside their warrior counterpart providing intelligence to the 101st Airborne Division. 101st Airborne units involved in the war are etched in the stone of their memorial at Arlington Cemetery. The 265th RRC (ABN), the only unit etched on the back, remains in the shadows. Nearly forty years have passed since the last Sentinel departed Vietnam. This is their story.

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From Shield to Storm: High-Tech Weapons, Military Strategy and Coalition Warfare in the Persian Gulf Review

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(More customer reviews)This book gives a thorough explanation of the troops and equipment used during the Persian Gulf War and the build up to the war. The authors dig to find the most accurate numbers. Also give expert analysis on the Iraqi army and coalition forces in terms of diplomacy and experience. Also good background on the history of the region. I give the book an A.

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Dustoff: The Memoir of an Army Aviator Review

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(More customer reviews)"Flying" has been described as "a period of continual euphoria interrupted by moments of sheer terror". "DUSTOFF flying" would approach the antithesis.
This book vividly captures the intrinsic unconventionality of "DUSTOFF helicopter flying" in a masterful and dazzling detail that I'd not yet read, describing mission after "hairy" mission to extract casualties from the battlefield, simply in essence, the DUSTOFF mission.
It takes the reader along as it highlights the continual struggles, weariness and adversity encountered by DUSTOFF units and crews as they struggled to meet ever increasing demands on their aviation resources as well as those physical and mental inflicted by the enemy. It also frankly and and factually highlights struggles encountered on another front, sadly and incomprehensibly, that eminating from a higher headquarters which operated from within a "state-side" environment, generating the all too voluminous "state-side" reports, ceremonies, VIP accords, et al, and command inspections, cavalierly administered inconsiderate of the relentless demands on the DUSTOFF units and crews in the midst of battle, somewhat akin to what might be equated to a scenario wherin Inspector General (IG) inspectors await on the shores of Normandy to administer their "unannounced".
The Vietnam related pages offer galvinizing excitement to a book that is equally exciting in a vein of the life of on old aviator war horse, truly a captivating journey of an aviator exraordinaire from the cockpits of WWII Army Air Corps B-24's, B-29's, B-17's, in the skies over Korea, flying the "Sneaky Petes" in the Dominican Republic, an airline pilot, two tours in Vietnam to flying the "Golden Eagles" parachute team.
Touchingly intertwined throughout is the life of an old aviator war horse's dedication to family, an extraordinary wife who was obviously his "wind beneath my wings" and great kids, one of whom eventually came to join him in Vietnam combat.

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MICHAEL NOVOSEL IS A MAN WITH JUST AS MUCH "RIGHT STUFF” AS ANY ASTRONAUT—AND A MEDAL OF HONOR TO BOOT.Michael Novosel never set out to be a hero. In fact, it looked like he might never see military action. After fast-talking his way into the aviation cadet program (he was too short to pass the physical) and earning his wings, he became a heavy-bomber instructor for the Army Air Corps. But it wasn't until Germany's defeat that the ace pilot finally saw combat. Assigned as a B-29 Super-fortress command pilot, he reached Tinian just before the Enola Gay took off to end World War II in the skies over Hiroshima.Despite being a senior airline pilot, when the war in Vietnam started, Novosel applied again for active duty. The only thing that the air force was willing to give reserve lieutenant colonels like Novosel to fly, however, was a desk. Resigning his commission, he approached the army, which decided that flying dustoffs (medevac helicopters) in Vietnam was a perfect job for this seasoned aviator. With two tours, 2,038 hours of combat flight, 2,345 aerial missions that evacuated 5,589 wounded, and a Congressional Medal of Honor, it's easy to see that Mike Novosel is a genuine, 24-karat American war hero.

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Sacrifice: The True Story of Courage over Chernobyl Review

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(More customer reviews)Well done story that does justice to the men who gave their lives to fight the worst nuclear disaster ever. The book details the exploits of two helicopter test pilots, Anatoly Grishenko and Gourgen Karapetyan. It starts out slow, showing their lives in the Soviet Union just a couple months before the Chernobyl disaster. They are not supermen or people looking to be heroes. They come off as average guys who happen to have one heck of an extraordinary job. Both are called into service to help seal the exposed reactor. Unfortunately, Anatoly develops cancer because of it. I was totally amazed at the level of dedication Gourgen had to get the help his friend needed, any way he could. Quite frankly, he took a lot of big risks doing it, since Glasnost and Perastroika were just beginning in the Soviet Union. Gourgen truly defines the meaning of the word friend by his deeds to save Anatoly. Also, can't forget the dedication of the people in the U.S. who worked to bring Anatoly to the States to get him the treatment he needs (including the book's author).
Parlier went into great detail, giving a blow-by-blow description of the Chernobyl disaster. Totally gripping! Really gave you a sense of just how catastrophic this accident was. Better than anything else I've scene or read. Also left me with an angry feeling toward the plant manager who refused to believe the worst was happening despite people literally keeling over in front of him from radiation sickness.
This is definately a story that needed to be told. Anatoly and Gourgen didn't complain or question the orders to send them over Chernobyl. They simply felt they had a job to do and they were the only ones who could do it. Good men, both of them!

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Cleared Hot: A Marine Combat Pilot's Vietnam Diary (Special Warfare Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)I was a Marine "guy in the Back" of RF4 aircraft for 13 years. One of the most important jobs of a Gib is to be the communicator. We learned that phraseology used over the radio had to be precise and very very clear. Make no mistake radio procedures are written in blood, widows and smoking holes.There is absolutely no room for BS and colorful language. Col. Stoffe got it exactly right. He mentions one instance where a couple of Air Force F4s got [messed] up and nearly killed themselves becouse their radio procedure was slack. Col. Stoffe does a great job of telling his story. He was a warrior. He faced down the enemy time after time and survived. His book makes facinating reading for thoes like to read about men who could have a gunfight every day.

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Daring missions. Dangerous rescues. Deadly accuracy.Many pilots never made it out of 'Nam. This one did. Highly decorated Col. Bob Stoffey-- a Marine Corps pilot for over twenty-five years, who served multiple tours in Vietnam-- has seen and done it all. Cleared Hot! is his story-- a fast-paced, high-casualty flight into heart-stopping danger.Full of vivid detail, this combat diary uncovers the real heroes of the Vietnam War, the behind-the-scenes Marine Corps pilots who helped our boys return home...then went back for more.Includes eight pages of heroic photographs!

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