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Phantom reflections : the education of an American fighter pilot in Vietnam / Mike McCarthy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCarthy, Mike, 1941-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Aerial operations, American.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.
- Fighter pilots--United States.
- Fighter pilots.
- United States.
- McCarthy, Mike, 1941-.
- McCarthy, Mike.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 176 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2007.
- Summary:
- A Vietnam fighter pilot describes his coming of age with thrilling tales of combat and danger, as he examines not only his own experiences but also his evolving views on the nature of that conflict.
- Contents:
- A very restless night
- Clouds gather
- The long wait
- The die is cast
- First mission
- Christmas and New Year's 1967
- "You're OK!" "No, I'm not!"
- A typical mission
- MIG's
- The threat unseen
- The ops clerk kid
- Lead's hit!
- It's Sunday!
- A very memorable mission
- Sydney
- Slippery when wet
- Dean St. Pierre
- "Shillelagh"
- The Roman 2 episode
- Good bye Ubon
- Saigon
- Heading back home
- Final reflections as time goes by.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275993272
- 9780275993276
- OCLC:
- 71210215
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