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Shadow and Stinger : developing the AC-119G/K gunships in the Vietnam War
- Title
- Shadow and Stinger : developing the AC-119G/K gunships in the Vietnam War / William P. Head.
- Author
- Head, William P., 1949-
- Publication
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2007.
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- Description
- xii, 340 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Series Statement
- Texas A & M University military history series ; 109
- Alternative Title
- Shadow & Stinger
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-319) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Developing the fixed-wing gunship -- Project Combat Hornet -- Inching forward through hoops of fire -- Finding the funds and modifying the contracts -- Logistics support for the AC-119G/K gunships -- The smoke-evacuation system and FLIRS -- Modification program revisions -- Technical modifications -- Fulfilling the contract and deploying the fleet -- U.S. air power in Vietnam -- AC-119 units and combat operations in Vietnam -- Conclusion: "Country roads, take me home".
- Call Number
- JFE 07-4747
- ISBN
- 1585445770 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9781585445776 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2006021751
- OCLC
- 70265526
- Author
- Head, William P., 1949-
- Title
- Shadow and Stinger : developing the AC-119G/K gunships in the Vietnam War / William P. Head.
- Imprint
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2007.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Series
- Texas A & M University military history series ; 109
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-319) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JFE 07-4747