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Coonts, Stephen, 1946- author.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns -- Vietnam -- Thanh Hóa.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations, American.
Bridges -- Vietnam -- Thanh Hóa -- History -- 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Vietnam -- Thanh Hóa.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Vietnam -- Ma River Delta.
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Dragon's Jaw : an ep...
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Dragon's Jaw : an epic story of courage and tenacity in Vietnam / Stephen Coonts & Barrett Tillman.
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Coonts, Stephen, 1946- author.
New York, NY : Da Capo Press, 2019.
Subjects
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns -- Vietnam -- Thanh Hóa.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations, American.
Bridges -- Vietnam -- Thanh Hóa -- History -- 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Vietnam -- Thanh Hóa.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Vietnam -- Ma River Delta.
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9780306903472 (hardcover)
0306903474 (hardcover)
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xiii, 304 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
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First edition.
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"For seven long 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 and enemy MiG planes. Many American airmen were shot down, killed, or captured and taken to the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" POW camp. 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 untapped Vietnamese sources, Dragon's Jaw chronicles American efforts to destroy the bridge, strike by bloody strike, putting readers into the cockpits, under fire"--
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