The Praetorian STARShip : the untold story of the Combat Talon
by
Thigpen, Jerry L., 1946-
Title
:
The Praetorian STARShip : the untold story of the Combat Talon
Author
:
Thigpen, Jerry L., 1946-
ISBN
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9781429465465
Personal Author
:
Thigpen, Jerry L., 1946-
Publication Information
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Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, 2001.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xxxiv, 488 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits
General Note
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"December 2001."
Contents
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Establishment of Combat Talon -- The Combat Talon weapons system -- Combat Knife (The Pope Air Force Base years: 1965-74) -- Combat Spear (The Vietnam War years: 1966-74) -- Combat Arrow (Europe: 1968-74) -- The Son Tay Prisoner of War Raid (1970) -- Between the wars (1975-79) -- The Iranian rescue mission (1979-80) -- Project Honey Badger and Credible Sport (1980-81) -- From Desert One to Point Salines (1981-83) -- Road to Combat Talon II (1984-89) -- Operation Just Cause (1989-90) -- Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-91) -- Mount Pinatubo to Operation Joint Endeavor (1991-95) -- Operation Assured Response to the New Millennium (1996-2000) -- Epilogue. Appendices: Live Fulton STARS made by Combat Talon Aircraft -- Partial summary of upgrades, MOD-90 Combat Talon I.
Local Note
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eBooks on EBSCOhost
Corporate Subject
:
United States. Air Force -- History.
United States. Air Force. (OCoLC)fst00538280
Subject Term
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Hercules (Turboprop transports) -- History.
Airdrop -- History.
Special operations (Military science)
Search and rescue operations -- United States -- History.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Airdrop. (OCoLC)fst00802905
Hercules (Turboprop transports) (OCoLC)fst00955399
Search and rescue operations. (OCoLC)fst01110359
Special operations (Military science) (OCoLC)fst01128975
Geographic Term
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre
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Electronic books.
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | E-Book | 2106437-1001 | UG1242 .T7 T55 2001 EB | EBSCO E-Books |