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Combat Talons in Vietnam : recovering a covert special ops crew /

Combat Talons in Vietnam is a personal account of the first use of C-130s in the Vietnam War. It provides an insider?s view of crew training and classified missions for this technologically advanced aircraft. Many covert missions over North Vietnam were successful, but one night, John Gargus, a miss...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gargus, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station, Texas : Texas A & M University Press, [2017]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 154.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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