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Title: Cheating Death: Combat Air Rescues in Vietnam and Laos by George J. Marrett ISBN: 1-58834-104-6 Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent book on combat flying the A-1.
Comment: As a general aviation pilot myself, my heroes are the attack, close support and fighter-bomber pilots of A-1s, A-4s, F-105s, P-47s, Typhoons, etc. These guys had to fly/dive INTO (not over or around them) their targets in the face of AAA, SAMs, and small arms fire which was not a job regular jet jocks or most other fighter pilots wanted. This a book that I could not put down, finished it in one day and wanted more! Highly recommended if you want to see through the eyes of an A-1 pilot rescuing other downed pilots. It does seem that the Jollies got more of their share of appreciation than the Sandy and Spad pilots did simply because the A-1 pilots weren't the ones to actually pick them up and bring them back to base while the A-1s flew home to a different base. That just didn't seem fair considering the A-1s made the all the difference in clearing or suppresing enemy activity in the area so the Jollies could do their job. The author does seem to be confused as to who actually made the engines in A-1s he was flying - they were not Pratt and Whitney. They were all made by Wright and called the R-3350-26 series.
Rating: 5
Summary: Skyraiders Forever!
Comment: For a generation of airmen--and perhaps for other warriors--writing about their time in SE Asia has proven cathartic. I've been involved in two such memoirs ("On Yankee Station" and "Wildcats to Tomcats") and in each case the experience was rewarding and fulfilling. George Marrett's memoir clearly has helped him address the demons of three decades, as he writes with honesty and clarity about his year flying A-1 "Sandys".
Ed Heinemann, the fabled designer of the Skyraider, would appreciate "Cheating Death" in a special way. He retained an affection for the "Spad" that would seem odd to those familiar with his racier designs: especially the F4D Skyray and A-4 Skyhawk. "Cheating Death" is a well deserved tribute to the men and machines who flew one of the least heralded--but most deeply appreciated--missions in the Vietnam War.
Rating: 4
Summary: Solid read and good perspective....
Comment: ...on what it means to be in the heart of war "just doing your job". My father flew the A-1 in Vietnam and he has never really talked that much about it because his perspective was that "he was just doing his job". This book gave me a great appreciation for his work and efforts and made me even more proud of him than I could imagine. The Skyraiders were a remarkable group that have never gotten that much attention but played an important role. This book does a great job of highlighting their work and efforts in a very "matter of fact" manner.
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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: Call Sign Rustic: The Secret Air War over Cambodia, 1970-1973 by Richard Wood ISBN: 158834049X Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Snake Pilot: Flying the Cobra Attack Helicopter in Vietnam by Randy R. Zahn ISBN: 1574885650 Publisher: Brasseys, Inc. Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: 100 Missions North: A Fighter Pilot's Story of the Vietnam War by Ken Bell, Ken, Brig, Ge ISBN: 1574886398 Publisher: Brasseys, Inc. Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Angel's Wing: A Year in the Skies of Vietnam by Joseph R. Finch ISBN: 0910155453 Publisher: Bartleby Pr Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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