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Dragon's Jaw, an epic story of courage and tenacity in Vietnam, Stephen Coonts & Barrett Tillman

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-286) and index

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Stephen Coonts & Barrett Tillman

an epic story of courage and tenacity in Vietnam

"For seven long years hundreds of young US 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 US war planners an obsession; for US 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"--, Publisher's description

Prologue: Full Throttle -- We Will Pay Any Price -- A Damned Tough Nut to Crack -- The First Hammer Blow -- "He Did Not Want Any More MiGs Shot Down" -- A Grim Business -- Enter the Navy -- "Unlimited Losses in Pursuit of Limited Goals" -- They Needed a Bigger Bang -- Paying the Price -- Fools, Drunks, and Lost Fighter Pilots -- Carolina Moon -- The Thanh Whore Bridge -- The Bridge claims Another Victim -- "We Are Mired in a Stalemate" -- "Courage Is Fear That Has Said Its Prayers" -- Nixon and Kissinger -- "You Ain't Hit the Target Yet" -- Back to North Vietnam -- Pounding the North -- "We Dropped the Bridge" -- The Violent Crescendo