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By 1972, U.S. forces had nearly perfected the art of Search and Rescue. But in the maelstrom of a battle on Easter Day of that year, an operation ...Show synopsisBy 1972, U.S. forces had nearly perfected the art of Search and Rescue. But in the maelstrom of a battle on Easter Day of that year, an operation unlike any other was set in motion to save Lt. Col. Iceal "Gene" Hambleton--call sign Bat 21 Bravo. For the next 11 days, an extraordinary group of U.S. airmen, soldiers, sailors, and Navy SEALs braved one of the largest North Vietnamese Army offensives of the war to rescue one of their own. The legendary and controversial operation, which demanded heart-stopping heroics from every man involved, is relived in this unforgettable testament.Hide synopsis
The Rescue of Bat 21 (US Naval Institute Press) – Hardcover (1998)
by
Darrel D Whitcomb, Summers Harry G (Foreword by)
Hardcover, US Naval Institute Press 1998
English
240 pages
ISBN: 1557509468 ISBN-13: 9781557509468
When his electronic warfare plane, call sign Bat 21, was shot down on 2 April 1972, fifty-three-year-old Air Force navigator Iceal "Gene" Hambleton parachuted into the middle of a North Vietnamese invasion force and set off the biggest and most controversial air rescue effort of the Vietnam War. Now, after twenty-five years of official secrecy, the story of that dangerous and costly rescue is revealed for the first time by a decorated Air Force pilot and Vietnam veteran. Involving personnel from all services, including the ...Show moreWhen his electronic warfare plane, call sign Bat 21, was shot down on 2 April 1972, fifty-three-year-old Air Force navigator Iceal "Gene" Hambleton parachuted into the middle of a North Vietnamese invasion force and set off the biggest and most controversial air rescue effort of the Vietnam War. Now, after twenty-five years of official secrecy, the story of that dangerous and costly rescue is revealed for the first time by a decorated Air Force pilot and Vietnam veteran. Involving personnel from all services, including the Coast Guard, the unorthodox rescue operation claimed the lives of eleven soldiers and airmen, destroyed or damaged several aircraft, and put hundreds of airmen, a secret commando unit, and a South Vietnamese infantry division at risk. It also examines the thorny debates arising from an operation that balanced one man's life against mounting U.S. and South Vietnamese casualties and material losses, the operation's impact on one of the most critical battles of the war, and the role played by search and rescue as America disengaged from that war.Hide
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Description:Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo. xvi, 196pp, index, glossary, notes, bw...Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo. xvi, 196pp, index, glossary, notes, bw ills. Or red cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket. The account of the air rescue operation to save Air Force navigator Iceal Hambleton after his electronic warfare plane, call sign Bat 21, was shot down, and he parachuted into the middle of a North Vietnamese invasion force.
