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  • Bury Us Upside Down

    The Misty Pilots and the Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail

    They had the most dangerous job n the Air Force. Now Bury Us Upside Down reveals the never-before-told story of the Vietnam War’s top-secret jet-fighter outfit–an all-volunteer unit composed of truly extraordinary men who flew missions from which heroes are made.In today’s wars, computers, targeting pods, lasers, and precision-guided bombs help FAC (forward air controller) pilots identify and ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Friday Pilots

    by Don Shepperd ...
    This is a book of first-person stories written by old pilots, those who flew the old airplanes in the old air force. These are personal stories of growing up in a different America, their lives before political correctness, back when airplanes were dangerous but flying was fun.The group calls themselves the Friday Pilots. They gather at McMahon's Prime Steakhouse in Tucson, Arizona, every Friday ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • On the Wings of Geezers

    Life Lessons from Old Pilots

    First person stories of The Friday Pilots of Tucson Arizona. Lessons learned flying the old airplanes in the old Air Force, Army and Navy in peace and war. They crashed, they burned, they laughed, they cried, they soared. These pilots are the REAL DEAL. They’ve been there, done that. You’ll enjoy. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Those Red Tag Bastards

    Their Dreams, Their Lives, Their Memories

    A collection of stories written by the members of the Class of 1962, the fourth class to graduate from the United States Air Force Academy - the original Red Tag Bastards - on the occasion of their 50th class reunion. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • Acceptable Loss

    An Infantry Soldier's Perspective

    In just ten months in Vietnam, he was overrun, shot up, but not underworked—he survived fifty-four missions as point man. He has one hell of a story to tell.You didn't get into the Rangers without volunteering, and you didn't stay on point unless you liked it. But after watching most of his buddies die in a firefight when his LRRP team was overrun by the NVA, Kregg Jorgenson volunteered to serve ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Master Chief

    Diary of a Navy Seal

    by Gary R. Smith ...
    The memoir of a man who spent most of his career facing death.For UDT/SEAL team member Gary R. Smith, just being part of an elite military organization wasn’t enough—he had to be in the thick of the action. Because in bloody, violent Vietnam he learned there’s no stronger bond than the one forged in the gut-wrenching chaos of combat. During ambushes, PRU combat patrols, and extractions from hot ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • SEAL Warrior

    "What is considered by many to be the greatest memoir ever written by a Navy SEAL . . . reads like an epic novel and a warfare manual at the same time." ― USNavySEALS.comDuring the Vietnam era, many of the Navy SEALS never filed for a Purple Heart unless they were severely wounded. Thomas H. Keith, Master Chief, SEAL Team 2, is living proof. He carries a piece of shrapnel behind one lung, a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Reluctant Warrior

    A Marine's True Story of Duty and Heroism in Vietnam

    "ONE OF THE BEST VIETNAM WAR STORIES I'VE EVER READ, one damn good, compelling read. It's almost something out of a Clancy novel, yet it's true. The best thing I can say about it is I didn't want it to end."--Col. David Hackworth, New York Times bestselling author of About FaceBy the spring of 1970, American troops were ordered to pull out of Vietnam. The Marines of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Pucker Factor 10: Memoir of a U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam

    Memoir of a U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam

    by James Joyce ...
    "In 1963…there was no way I could have known, sitting in a classroom on that beautiful campus in Ohio, that by raising my hand I would be going to war in Vietnam and that I would see things, hear things and do things that most people cannot imagine."--James Joyce. The author was drawn into the United States Army through ROTC, and went through training to fly helicopters in combat over Vietnam. His ... Read more

    $11.89 USD

  • Flying Through Midnight

    A Pilot's Dramatic Story of His Secret Missions Over Laos During the Vietnam War

    Riveting, novelistic, and startlingly candid, John T. Halliday's combat memoir begins in 1970, when Halliday has just landed in the middle of the Vietnam War, primed to begin his assignment with the 606th Special Operations Squadron. But there's a catch: He's stationed in a kind of no-man's-land. No one on his base flies with ID, patches, or rank. Even as Richard Nixon firmly denies reporters' ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Other Vietnam War

    A Helicopter Pilot's Life in Vietnam

    by Marc Cullison ...
    The Other Vietnam War is a powerful autobiographical account of service in Vietnam and the enduring, often invisible conflict that follows it home. Moving beyond battlefield action and historical summary, this memoir explores the private war carried within-one shaped by memory, moral conflict, and the lasting psychological impact of combat.Drawing on firsthand experience, the author recounts life ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Black Aces High

    The Story of a Modern Fighter Squadron at War

    Black Aces High is the riveting account of a modern fighter squadron at war and the exploits, triumphs, and traumas of its pilots.The Black Aces: their courage, ferocity, and instincts made them legendary in military aviation. Flying F-14 Tomcats, they played as much a part in recent US operations in Kosovo as did any air squadron in the theater, air force or navy, and probably more. Because of ... Read more

    $2.99 USD