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The Praetorian STARShip : the untold story of the Combat Talon / Jerry L. Thigpen.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thigpen, Jerry L., 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Air Force--History.
- United States.
- United States. Air Force.
- Hercules (Turboprop transports)--History.
- Hercules (Turboprop transports).
- Airdrop--History.
- Airdrop.
- Special operations (Military science).
- Search and rescue operations--United States--History.
- Search and rescue operations.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxiv, 488 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits
- Other Title:
- Surface-to-air recover system : the untold story of the Combat Talon
- Combat Talon
- Place of Publication:
- Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, 2001.
- Contents:
- Establishment of Combat Talon
- The Combat Talon weapons system
- Combat Knife (The Pope Air Force Base years: 1965-74)
- Combat Spear (The Vietnam War years: 1966-74)
- Combat Arrow (Europe: 1968-74)
- The Son Tay Prisoner of War Raid (1970)
- Between the wars (1975-79)
- The Iranian rescue mission (1979-80)
- Project Honey Badger and Credible Sport (1980-81)
- From Desert One to Point Salines (1981-83)
- Road to Combat Talon II (1984-89)
- Operation Just Cause (1989-90)
- Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-91)
- Mount Pinatubo to Operation Joint Endeavor (1991-95)
- Operation Assured Response to the New Millennium (1996-2000)
- Epilogue. Appendices: Live Fulton STARS made by Combat Talon Aircraft
- Partial summary of upgrades, MOD-90 Combat Talon I.
- Notes:
- "December 2001."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Thigpen, Jerry L., 1946- Praetorian STARShip.
- ISBN:
- 9781429465465
- 1429465468
- OCLC:
- 123761578
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