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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 0190622148
- ISBN10
- 0190622148
- ISBN13
- 9780190622145
- EAN
- 9780190622145
- MPN
- does not apply
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- Oxford University Press, USA
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0190622148
ISBN-13
9780190622145
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16038686267
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Publication Name
Fly until You Die : an Oral History of Hmong Pilots in the Vietnam War
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Subject
Intelligence & Espionage, Military / Vietnam War, Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction, World / Asian
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Transportation, Political Science, History
Series
Oxford Oral History Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
16.2 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2018-057498
Reviews
Her excellent appendices, notes, and bibliography, as well as ten pages of photographs, significantly strengthen the research. Above all, the revelations of the people she interviewed make this book a valuable history lesson about the intricacies of the Vietnam War., "Her excellent appendices, notes, and bibliography, as well as ten pages of photographs, significantly strengthen the research. Above all, the revelations of the people she interviewed make this book a valuable history lesson about the intricacies of the Vietnam War." -- Henry Zeybel, Books in Review II, The VVA Veteran"Chia's solo effort, Fly, serve as exemplar to Pao's mantra." -- The oral history review, "Her excellent appendices, notes, and bibliography, as well as ten pages of photographs, significantly strengthen the research. Above all, the revelations of the people she interviewed make this book a valuable history lesson about the intricacies of the Vietnam War." -- Henry Zeybel, Books in Review II, The VVA Veteran
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
959.704348092395972
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Note on Names and Places Introduction: Collective Memory Chapter 1: The Origin of Hmong Entanglement in the Vietnam War Chapter 2: The Road to Pilot Training Chapter 3: Learning to Fly Chapter 4: Long Cheng Air Chapter 5: Widowhood Chapter 6: Grief and Remembrance Chapter 7: Escape Chapter 8: Starting Over Chapter 9: Reassessing War Conclusion: The Legacy of War Narrator Biographies Appendix: Hmong Special Air Operation in Military Region II Participants Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
During the Vietnam War, the US Air Force secretly trained pilots from Laos, skirting Lao neutrality in order to bolster the Royal Lao Air Force and their own war efforts. Beginning in 1964, this covert project, "Water Pump," operated out of Udorn Airbase in Thailand with the support of the CIA. This Secret War required recruits from Vietnam-border region willing to take great risks - a demand that was met by the marginalized Hmong ethnic minority. Soon, dozens of Hmong men were training at Water Pump and providing air support to the US-sponsored clandestine army in Laos. Short and problematic training that resulted in varied skill levels, ground fire, dangerous topography, bad weather conditions, and poor aircraft quality, however, led to a nearly 50 percent casualty rate, and those pilots who survived mostly sought refuge in the United States after the war. Drawing from numerous oral history interviews, Fly Until You Die brings their stories to light for the first time - in the words of those who lived it., During the Vietnam War, the US Air Force secretly trained pilots from Laos, skirting Lao neutrality in order to bolster the Royal Lao Air Force and their own war efforts. Beginning in 1964, this covert project, "Water Pump," operated out of Udorn Airbase in Thailand with the support of the CIA. This Secret War required recruits from Vietnam-border region willing to take great risks--a demand that was met by the marginalized Hmong ethnic minority. Soon, dozens of Hmong men were training at Water Pump and providing air support to the US-sponsored clandestine army in Laos. Short and problematic training that resulted in varied skill levels, ground fire, dangerous topography, bad weather conditions, and poor aircraft quality, however, led to a nearly 50 percent casualty rate, and those pilots who survived mostly sought refuge in the United States after the war. Drawing from numerous oral history interviews, Fly Until You Die brings their stories to light for the first time--in the words of those who lived it., Fly Until You Die: An Oral History of Hmong Pilots in the Vietnam War recounts the experiences of ethnic minority men from northern Laos who participated in a covert pilot training program led by the US Air Force.
LC Classification Number
DS557.8.L3V36 2018
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