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02510aam a2200397 i 4500 001 933A8FCC6B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 131022t20142014txua b s001 0 eng c 010 $a 2013040102 020 $a 9781623491505 (e-book) 020 $a 1623491509 (e-book) 020 $a 1623491193 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9781623491192 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 1623491185 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 9781623491185 (cloth : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)862041502 040 $a TXA/DLC $b eng $e rda $c STF $d TXA $d DLC $d YDXCP $d BDX $d BTCTA $d IKM $d CDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 050 00 $a UG1242 G85 H426 2014 100 10 $a Head, William P., $d 1949- $e author. 245 10 $a Night hunters : $b the AC-130s and their role in US airpower / $c William P. Head. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a College Station : $b Texas A&M University Press, $c [2014] 300 $a x, 423 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; $v number 145 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-395) and index. 505 0 $a The origins of the US fixed-wing gunships in Vietnam -- The AC-119G/K gunship program: an overview -- A wondrous variety: moving towards the Spectre -- Final production and development and operations in Vietnam -- Expansion of the AC-130 fleet: it really was a surprise package -- Development and deployment of the new AC-130s -- The war grinds on -- Linebacker I and II: America's involvement winds down -- "Goodbye Vietnam!": the AC-130s transition -- AC-130s and the birth of US Special Operations Command -- The early 1990s: the Persian Gulf to Somalia -- The late 1990s: repair, upgrade, and a new model -- AC-130s on the fringes: Kosovo and Operation Allied Force -- Operation Enduring Freedom -- Operation Iraqi Freedom -- Recent events, modifications, and policy decisions -- Conclusion: some final thoughts about the night hunters -- Notes -- Glossary of acronyms. 650 0 $a Spectre (Gunship) $x History. 650 0 $a Air power $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Air power $z United States $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Vietnam War, 1961-1975 $x Aerial operations, American. 830 0 $a Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; $v no. 145. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826093240.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=933A8FCC6B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search