Naval Air War : The Rolling Thunder Campaign /
Rolling Thunder campaign
Norman Polmar and Edward J. Marolda.
- 67 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
- The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 66-67).
The start of an air campaign -- Way down south on Dixie Station -- Rescuing downed aviators -- Countering the SAMs -- The bombing campaign heats up -- The POL strikes -- Air war at its deadliest -- Tet and Rolling Thunder -- Learning from the Rolling Thunder experience -- Sidebars -- Attack aircraft -- Fighter aircraft -- Tragedy aboard ship -- Frustrated warrior: Admiral Ulysses S.G. Sharp -- Homer Smith and the debut of PGMs -- Recce aircraft -- Abbreviations and terms.
9780945274827 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2015028706
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Aerial operations, American. Operation Rolling Thunder, 1965-1968. Naval aviation--History--United States--20th century. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Naval operations, American.