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Such men as these : the story of the Navy pilots who flew the deadly skies over Korea /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sears, David, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Aerial operations, American.
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Naval operations, American.
United States. > Navy > History > Korean War, 1950-1953.
United States. > Navy > Aviation > History > 20th century.
Air pilots, Military > United States > Biography.
Air pilots, Military > United States > History > 20th century.
Air pilots, Military > Korea > History > 20th century.
Aircraft carriers > United States > History > 20th century.
Aircraft carriers > Korea > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by James Holloway
  • Prologue: Mariners
  • pt. 1. We interrupt this Cold War
  • The Holloway
  • Disturbing the peace
  • The Pittsburgh Corsairs, the Long Island Panthers
  • Onionskin angel
  • Other Everests
  • Iroquois flight
  • pt. 2. The awful war you'll terminate
  • The Ridgway
  • Roads, rails, bridges, tunnels, dams
  • Oh! Welcome to Korea Hills
  • From a cold sea
  • Unhappy valleys
  • pt. 3. The bridges at Samdong-Ni
  • Epics in failure
  • Jersey Bounce
  • Implacable enemies and unforgiving elements
  • Countering at the right moments
  • Something like peace
  • Three epilogues
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix 1: Ready rooms
  • Appendix 2: Roll call
  • Index.