Thomas W. Young

The Speed of Heat

An Airlift Wing at War in Iraq and Afghanistan

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With its fleet of large transport aircraft, the United States military can put personnel and equipment anywhere on the globe within hours. In the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in particular, virtually every soldier, every bullet, every pint of blood, and every bite of food have arrived in the war zone by airlift. Transport aircrews have accompanied the troops from the beginning, flying them in, supplying them, bringing them out for medical treatment or rotations home, and in the most heart-breaking missions, carrying them on their final journey back to grieving relatives. This book tells the story of one Air National Guard airlift wing as related… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-7864-3798-6
EAN: 9780786437986
Produktnummer: 3679415
Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Seitenangabe: 273 S.
Masse: H22.8 cm x B16.6 cm x D1.6 cm 386 g
Abbildungen: 42 photographs
Gewicht: 386
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Senior Master Sergeant Thomas W. Young is a flight engineer with the West Virginia Air National Guard and a former writer and editor for the broadcast division of the Associated Press. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.