Ghostriders 1968-1975 Audiobook Libro.fm

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If necessity is the mother of invention the AC130 gunship was definitely her offspringGhostriders Mors De Caelis is a comprehensive history of AC130 gunship combat operations in Vietnam Laos and Cambodia The story begins with the first AC130 in 1968 and ends in 1975 at the end of the war in Vietnam It tells the life and death stories of Spectre crews who faced extreme danger while hunting trucks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail and providing fire support for US and allied ground forces Though the AC130 was credited with 10000 trucks destroyed this phenomenal achievement came with a hefty price Fiftytwo Spectre crewmen and six AC130s were lost during combat operations in Laos and VietnamWritten in thirdperson omniscient point of view by an experienced combat veteran and Spectre historian all aspects of the story are derived from official declassified records and personal interviews The level of detail and context figuratively puts the reader in the aircraft as an observer flying alongside a Spectre crew in combat Above all this is the story of Spectreaccurate detailed compelling and unique