Martin Bowman's revealing narrative of the aerial conflict in
South-East Asia, 1965-1972, which had its beginnings in 1 November
1955, engulfed Vi tnam, Laos, and Cambodia and only ended with the
fall of S ig n on 30 April 1975 has resulted from decades of
painstaking fact-finding as well as detailed correspondence with
surviving aircrew incorporating a wealth of first-hand accounts,
some never told before, supported by dozens of rare and unusual
photographs. Together they describe in adrenalin-pumping accuracy
the furious aerial battles of a long suffering and bitter war in
South-East Asia and in particular the frontline action in the skies
over Vietnam that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
They too will find a new and useful perspective on a conflict that
cost the Americans 58,022 dead and brought the USA worldwide
condemnation for its role in Southeast Asia. Nearly 2,500 Americans
remained missing'. This work serves as a tribute to the courageous
pilots who flew the F-104 Starfighter in the Widowmakers' war and
B-52 bomber crews on Arc Light' Linebacker II' strikes and the
eleven days of Christmas which ultimately ended the aerial campaign
against North Vi tnam. And as well, strike aircraft such as the
USAF F-4 Phantom and the F-105 Thud' and the US Navy carrier-borne
jet and propeller-driven strike aircraft and the Americans' sworn
enemy, the North Vi?tnamese MiG fighters, feature large, from
Rolling Thunder' onwards. Equally, the Hueys and Chinooks and other
notable work horses that participated on combat assaults or Ash
& Trash missions and transports like the C-130 Herky-Bird',
C-123 Provider, Caribou and Vi tnamese C-47 - the Haulers On Call'
- that performed sterling service during the gruelling air campaign
are not forgotten either. Here, at first hand, are their stories
which also include some of the less publicised American forces like
the pilots and crewmen who flew the Bird Dogs and all manner of
helicopters as well as the largely forgotten Australian and New
Zealand Air Force units and the Anzac Battalions whose valuable
contributions are too often overlooked. So too is the cost in human
misery, death and destruction.
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