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Alan Dugard, Colonel G. Alan

 
9781468525373: When the Wolf Rises: Linebacker II, The Eleven Day War
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ISBN 10: 1468525379 ISBN 13: 9781468525373
Editorial: AuthorHouse, 2012

Sinopsis

When the wolf rises was a term used by Theodore Roosevelt to describe "Fear" as experienced in life situations, to include combat and other extreme happenings. This term is applied to the role of the B-52s and the effect on the crews, flying out of the island of Guam and from U-Tapao, Thailand during the eleven days starting on December 18th, 1972. This personal account is a graphic description on the results of those raids from a commander of a B-52 squadron during the raids which led to the end of the Vietnam War and its aftermath.

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Reseña del editor

When the wolf rises was a term used by Theodore Roosevelt to describe "Fear" as experienced in life situations, to include combat and other extreme happenings. This term is applied to the role of the B-52s and the effect on the crews, flying out of the island of Guam and from U-Tapao, Thailand during the eleven days starting on December 18th, 1972. This personal account is a graphic description on the results of those raids from a commander of a B-52 squadron during the raids which led to the end of the Vietnam War and its aftermath.

Biografía del autor

Colonel G. Alan Dugard (USAF) retired The author is a Command USAF Pilot with over 5600 flying hours, of which 376 are combat hours. He has commanded three Strategic Air Command Wings (2nd Bomb Wing; 410th Bomb Wing) and was the last commander of the 307th Strategic Wing, U-Tapao, Thailand. He served as the 15th Air Force Director of Operations as well as in other headquarter staff positions. He has flown a variety of aircraft to include the T-39, F-102, F-106, U-2, B-47, B-52 and the supersonic B-58. He was a distinguished graduate of the Instrument Pilot Instructor School (IPIS), has flown over twice the speed of sound and has instructed in all the bomber class aircraft. As a squadron commander he supervised over fifty crews and flew combat missions from the island of Guam to Vietnam. He is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College and the Air War College as well as The Industrial College of the Armed Forces, holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola University of Los Angeles and a Masters Degree from the University of Southern California in International Relations. He is married to Rosemary Fitzgerald, and has five children, Martin, Matthew, Monique, Marc and Mary. He presently teaches World Literature at the high school level and serves as the Athletic Director of Woodbridge High School.

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Editorial
AuthorHouse
Año de publicación
2012
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1468525379
ISBN 13 
9781468525373
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
280
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