The NimrodsAuthorHouse, 24.09.2007 - 248 Seiten 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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... Night Mission d. Loss of Carlos, Bill and Paul e. The “Pro” Missions with Col. Farmer f. The “Last Bullet” Mission with Robbie g. The Lima Site 85 Mission with Col. Learmonth h. The Longest Barrel Roll Mission i. The Shortest Steel ...
... night and think back to what it was like to fly nighttime A - 26 Invader dive - bombing missions in the Vietnam War in 1967-68 . We primarily flew bombing missions in Steel Tiger and Barrel Roll in Laos , but we also flew bombing ...
... nights, Nimrod A-26 crews were the only attack combat crews operating in Steel Tiger. Fast movers (e.g., F-4 and F-105 jet fighter bombers) were better suited for operations in North Vietnam, but F-4s sometimes operated at night along ...
... night operations in an effort to hide from U.S. air strikes. Thereafter, U.S. nighttime strike aircraft, such as A-26, B-57 and C-130 Gunships, became the mainstay of U.S. attack aircraft capability on the Trail. (See generally, Correll ...
... night ) , the Nimrods were highly disciplined with regard to following the rules of engagement . I cannot remember a single occasion where the rules of engagement were violated . We simply did not bomb villages or civilian noncombatants ...
Inhalt
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 |