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Air America in Laos

Air America in Laos

Nichols, Stephen I.

Hardcover

Biographies GeneralGeneral Asian HistoryVietnam War

ISBN10: 0615742599
ISBN13: 9780615742595
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Jun 12 2013
Pages: 384
Weight: 2.05
Height: 1.40 Width: 6.50 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
Air America was a civilian airline doing paramilitary work for the CIA in Laos from the late 1950's to mid 1970. The most shot at airline in world history with the motto Anything, Anytime, Anywhere, Professionally provided logistical and humanitarian support to the Lao government in its civil war against the communist Pathet Lao. The airline was also called upon to rescue US Military personnel shot down in Laos and North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. This book is a collection of the up close and personal stories and photographs of the helicopter aircrews flying out of Udorn, Thailand, into Laos on a daily basis. These are true stories, told in their own words, about the danger, humor and atrocities of war.

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