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Author:

Head, William P., 1949-

Title:

Shadow and Stinger : developing the AC-119G/K gunships in the Vietnam War / William P. Head.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Texas A&M University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xii, 340 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

AC-119 (Gunship)--History.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Aerial operations, American.

Notes:

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".

Series:

Texas A & M University military history series ; 109

ISBN:

9781585445776 (cloth : alk. paper)
1585445770 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)70265526

LCCN:

2006021751

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)