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Title: 100 Missions North: A Fighter Pilot's Story of the Vietnam War by Ken Bell, Ken, Brig, Ge ISBN: 1-57488-639-8 Publisher: Brasseys, Inc. Pub. Date: April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the best
Comment: Ken Bell has done an great job of communcating both the story of those who sacrificed so much over North Vietnam and the feel of being there.
For the first time since aircraft went to war Hollywood chose to virtually ignore the drama and terror of the air war in Vietnam. There are no classic movies which will endure for future generations. We are left only with some excellent written accounts of the conflict.
Although I read and enjoyed When Thunder Rolled and a number of other books on the air war in Vietnam I would rate this at the top of the class. Bell not only tells the story but also the emotions from the highs to the lows.
Highly recommended
Rating: 5
Summary: Overview of Life in an F-105 Squadron
Comment: Much is made of the 50% loss rate of Thud crews during Vietnam, and certainly there is plenty of information about combat losses in Ken Bell's book, but the great thing about this book is its macro description of life in a tactical fighter squadron in Vietnam in the fierce 1967-1968 time frame.
I am a long time fan of the F-105 and have read most of the books available about the F-105 and combat in SEA. This book is an interesting one as it is seen through the eyes of a Major (an experienced, mid-level officer) as opposed to Jack Broughton's classics 'Thud Ridge' and 'Going Downtown', which are written from the higher level viewpoint, and the new classic 'When Thunder Rolled', by Ed Rasimus, who went to the Thud (and Vietnam) as a Lieutenant right out of Pilot Training. As such, Bell's '100 Missions North' is right in the middle. If you have the time I would read all three authors, as in combination, you can get the best composite viewpoint.
Bell's writing is strongest in describing everyday events and life in the squadron hooches. I think there is more tactics and flying specific information in the Broughton and Rasimus books (which I love), but Bell is able to make anyone (even someone not familiar with the military, the F-105, or Vietnam) feel like they are right there.
This book should be on the bookshelf of everyone with an interest in military aviation, especially if you happen to love the F-105.
Rating: 5
Summary: A "Must read" for any interested in the Airwar over Hanoi
Comment: Just found out this book was back in print!! Now I can finally get my own copy!!!!~yay~
Having, for as long as I can remember, been interested in the Air war over N. Vietnam and the F-105 in particular. I first picked up this book from a local library while in High school.
By that time I had already read Jack Broughton's Two books on the war over Hanoi, Thud Ridge and Going Downtown, which while great books and also among the "must read" category, are written from a quite different perspective than "100 missions north".
Bell writes from the point of veiw of a mid-level officer i.e. he was a major, he had more admin responsibility than the lieutenants and captains, and less "mission time", but the opposite was true when compared to those like Broughton (who was the Vice-wing commander during Bell's tour). So we get a fairly balanced look at life inside of a Tactical Fighter Squadron.
the other reveiws here have cover most of the rest of why i liked, it so i'll let that lay.
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Title: When Thunder Rolled: An F-105 Pilot Over North Vietnam by Ed Rasimus ISBN: 1588341038 Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Pak Six: A True Story by G. I. Basel ISBN: 0515090050 Publisher: Jove Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Cheating Death: Combat Air Rescues in Vietnam and Laos by George J. Marrett ISBN: 1588341046 Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Misty: First Person Stories of the F-100 Fast Facs in the Vietnam War by Don Shepperd, USAF (Ret ). Major General Don Shepperd ISBN: 0759652546 Publisher: 1stBooks Library Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: To Hanoi and Back: The U.S. Air Force and North Vietnam, 19661973 by Wayne Thompson, Richard P. Hallion ISBN: 1560988770 Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $31.95 |
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