The Nimrods

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AuthorHouse, 24 Eyl 2007 - 248 sayfa

The Nimrods is an important new book for two reasons.  First, it is an accurate true-life story, told by an A-26 navigator/co-pilot who flew 182 combat missions in the Vietnam War, about a magnificent band of A-26 pilots and navigator/co-pilots who flew--from 1966 to 1969--countless high-intensity nighttime dive-bombing missions in “The Secret War in Laos” (Steel Tiger, Barrel Roll and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail).  To illustrate the intensity of the dive-bombing missions in the Vietnam War, the writer describes, in detail, more than twenty separate unforgettable missions—and more importantly—the personalities and psychological reactions of all of the unforgettable characters who were a part of the 609th Special Operations Squadron.  Second, the book is highly relevant to the current Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terror, because it addresses the lessons learned in the Vietnam War (and World War II and the Korean War) and advocates that Americans and their allies apply those lessons learned to terrorism and renewed threats of nuclear war from tyrants and terrorists around the world.  This is a book whose time has come. The views of our military veterans and their families who have endured the life-threatening and life-changing experiences of combat are made known to the American public and our allies.  Recommendations from The Iraq Study Group Report, and President Bush’s new Iraq strategy, are reviewed and analyzed.  The book articulates a new way forward and a new vision that can be embraced by the entire world, and contrasts the vision of America and its allies with the vision of Osama bin Laden and the radical Islamic terrorists who threaten the security of the entire world. 

 

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Who Were the Nimrods?
1
Nimrod Mission and Vietnam War Big Picture
3
The Incredible A26 Invader
9
Air Force Background Prior to A26 Assignment
15
A26 Training in Louisiana and Florida
17
Importance of Family and Pain of Separation
19
Jungle Survival Training and Arrival in Thailand
21
Life at NKP
25
Lasting Impressions
95
Lessons Learned Current Global War on Terror
109
The Need for a New Vision that can be Embraced by the Entire World
135
The Continuing Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction WMD
145
Conclusion
149
APPENDICES
165
AB26 Memorial
167
Nimrod History Document
171

Unforgettable Nimrods and A26 Combat Missions Part I
33
The Joy of Meeting Dianne in Hawaii
71
The Psychology of Returning to the War
75
Unforgettable Nimrods and A26 Combat Missions Part II
77
The Joy of Returning to the Family
91
Nimrod Photographs
203
Family Photographs
223
Operation Final Flight
229
Back Cover
237
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