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Dragon's Jaw - An Epic Story of Courage and Tenacity in Vietnam (Paperback)
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Dragon's Jaw - An Epic Story of Courage and Tenacity in Vietnam (Paperback)
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List price R405
Loot Price R380
Discovery Miles 3 800
You Save R25 (6%)
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Every war has its "bridge"--Old North Bridge at Concord, Burnside's
Bridge at Antietam, the railway bridge over Burma's River Kwai, the
bridge over Germany's Rhine River at Remagen, and the bridges over
Korea's Toko Ri. In Vietnam it was the bridge at Thanh Hoa, called
Dragon's Jaw. For many years hundreds of young US airmen flew
sortie after sortie against North Vietnam's formidable and
strategically important bridge, dodging a heavy concentration of
anti-aircraft fire, surface-to-air missiles and enemy fighters.
Many American airmen were shot down, killed, or captured and taken
to the infamous POW prisons in Hanoi. But after each air attack,
when the smoke cleared and the debris settled, the bridge
stubbornly remained standing. For the North Vietnamese it became a
symbol of their invincibility; for US war planners an obsession;
for US airmen a testament to American mettle and valor. Using
after-action reports, official records, and interviews with
surviving pilots, as well as previously untapped Vietnamese
sources, Dragon's Jaw chronicles American efforts to destroy the
bridge, strike by bloody strike, putting readers into the cockpits,
under fire. The story of the Dragon's Jaw is a story rich in
bravery, audacity, sometimes luck and sometimes tragedy. The
"bridge" story of Vietnam is an epic tale of war against a
determined foe.
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