When Thunder Rolled: An F-105 Pilot over North Vietnam

When Thunder Rolled: An F-105 Pilot over North Vietnam

â€œYOU CAN ALMOST SMELL THE JET FUEL AND GUNPOWDER. You attack the worldâ€™s fiercest defenses at 500 knots and share the ultimate thrill of hurling yourself against almost impossible oddsâ€“and winning.
â€“JACK BROUGHTON, author of Thud Ridge

Ed Rasimus straps the reader into the cockpit of an F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bomber in his engaging account of the Rolling Thunder campaign in the skies over North Vietnam. Between 1965 and 1968, more than 330 F-105s were lostâ€“the highest loss rate in Southeast Asiaâ€“and many pilots were killed, captured, and wounded because of the Air Forceâ€™s disastrous tactics. The descriptions of Rasimusâ€™s one hundred missions, some of the most dangerous of the conflict, will satisfy anyone addicted to vivid, heart-stopping aerial combat, as will the details of his transformation from a young man paralyzed with self-doubt into a battle-hardened veteran. His unique perspective, candid analysis, and the sheer power of his narrative rank his memoir with the finest, most entertaining of the war.

â€œA story that reflects the bravery of the men who flew over enemy territory in a perilous time.â€
â€“The Baltimore Chronicle

â€œ[A] MODERN-DAY RED BADGE OF COURAGE .â€
â€“JOHN DARRELL SHERWOOD, author of Fast Movers: Jet Pilots and the Vietnam Experience

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Country USA
Brand BALLANTINE GROUP
Manufacturer Presidio Press
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780891418542
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2004-09-28
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780891418542

Country	USA
Brand	BALLANTINE GROUP
Manufacturer	Presidio Press
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780891418542
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2004-09-28
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780891418542

When Thunder Rolled: An F-105 Pilot over North Vietnam

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