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an epic story of courage and tenacity in Vietnam
xiii, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
For seven long years hundreds of young U.S. airmen flew sortie after sortie against North Vietnam's formidable and strategically important bridge, dodging a heavy concentration of anti-aircraft fire and enemy MiG planes. Many American airmen were shot down, killed, or captured and taken to the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" POW camp. But after each air attack, when the smoke cleared and the debris settled, the bridge stubbornly remained standing. For the North Vietnamese, it became a symbol of their invincibility, for U.S. war planners an obsession, for U.S. airmen a testament to American mettle and valor. Using after-action reports, official records and interviews with surviving pilots, as well as untapped Vietnamese sources, Dragon's Jaw chronicles American efforts to destroy the bridge, strike by bloody strike, putting readers into the cockpits, under fire.
Includes bibliographical references and index.