Chariots of the damned : helicopter special operations from Vietnam to Kosovo / Mike McKinney and Mike Ryan.
By: McKinney, Mike.
Contributor(s): Ryan, Mike.
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BookPublisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2002, c2001Edition: 1st U.S. ed.Description: viii, 215 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0312291183.Other title: Helicopter special operations from Vietnam to Kosovo.Subject(s): Special forces (Military science) -- United States -- History | Military helicopters -- United States | Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- History | Special forces (Military science) -- History | Military art and science -- United States -- History | Helicopters -- History | Military aeronautics -- United States -- HistoryDDC classification: 356/.16 Summary: Discusses the origins of the Special Operations Group of the U.S. Air Force, and tells the story of how weapons and tactics were developed especially for the unit's use for rescue missions in Vietnam, Bosnia, Somalia, and other conflicts.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-215).
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Discusses the origins of the Special Operations Group of the U.S. Air Force, and tells the story of how weapons and tactics were developed especially for the unit's use for rescue missions in Vietnam, Bosnia, Somalia, and other conflicts.
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