This is the story of a special breed of warrior, the fighter-bomber pilot; the story of valiant men who flew the F-105 Thunderchief 'Thud' Fighter-Bomber over the hostile skies of North Vietnam.
Air Force fighter pilot Jack Broughton reveals the true story behind the bombing campaign against North Vietnam. Thirty photographs document the war against Hanoi, doomed from the start by Washington's fatal oversupervision.
In 1966, Col. Jack Broughton led his fighter squadron Downtown--to Hanoi, the most fiercely defended target in history. Here is Broughton's true moving story of their war--of political gamesmanship, personal courage, thrilling air combat and heroism.
In 1945, Second Lieutenant Jack Broughton graduated from West point with the silver wings of a newly commissioned officer of the Army Air Corps. Nearly thirty years later, he retired as a full Colonel in the US Air Force, an entity that did not even exist when he first joined up and learnt to fly. Along the way, Broughton saw duty in every fighter ...
In a lifetime that stretched from 1913 to 1999, Broughton witnessed and commented on most of the 20th century. He was a poet, not of the ivory tower but of the innovative street, a playful urban voice with the notion that a poet could change the world. This work represents his range and brilliance.
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