Fogleman Ronald R (6 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 369 Pages Indexed. No marks or stamps and interior text and illustration pages are bright, tight, and white. Since the founding 50 years ago, the US Air Force has been responsible to the nation for controlling and exploiting the air and space environment. The Air Force-the only service that provides air and space power across the spectrum, from basic research to combat operations. In Apollo's warriors, the author brings to life the critical, albeit little-known, contributions US Air Force special operations forces have made to the exercise of air and space power. The author focuses in particular on the period between the Korean War and the Indochina wars of 1950-79. The Korean War marked the first major use of Air Force special operations capabilities during the cold war. Capabilities previously employed during the Second World War were quickly resurrected and used to conduct unconventional warfare missions on the land and sea, as well as in the air. Once these capabilities were available, USAF special operations personnel found themselves constantly engaged in psychological, covert, and search and rescue operations far north of the 38th parallel until the war ended in 1953. During the period between 1953 and the initial force deployments to Laos and South Vietnam in the early 1960s, the Air Resupply and Communications (ARC) units had the primary responsibility for USAF special operations. Operating in support of US intelligence and US Army Special Forces groups, the four ARC units performed a number of national-level, clandestine, and covert operations behind the Iron Curtain. Colonel Haas ends his account noting that this period of prominence for USAF special operations again was short lived. Once the war in Indochina ended, USAF special operations gradually lost their political and financial support. And, because of this lack of support, unique capabilities were allowed to atrophy until the failed 1980 Desert One mission demonstrated the need for their restoration. Although Colonel Haas's work ends at this point, it ably sets the stage for the subsequent USAF special operations successes in Panama, the Persian Gulf, Haiti, and elsewhere. Pages are glossy, double-column text richly illustrated with maps and color photographs. There may be additonal shipping charges for this large heavy book.…

paperback. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Soft cover is corner worn, otherwise it is sound. Tiny pen mark on page xxiii, otherwise contents in very good clean condition. Illustrated with charts. Used.

Condition: Very Good. 1995. Paperback. 6 April 1995." Includes bibliographical references. Commissioning organisation: Ronald R. Fogleman. 17 p. 22 cm. Paperback. Fine clean copy, suggestion of dust rubbing to cover edges." Keywords: "Astronautics, Military , Pamphlet". Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

PF. Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good. 1995. Paperback. 6 April 1995." Includes bibliographical references. Commissioning organisation: Ronald R. Fogleman. 17 p. 22 cm. Paperback. Fine clean copy, suggestion of dust rubbing to cover edges." Keywords: "Astronautics, Military , Pamphlet". Not a first edition copy. . . . …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 236 pages. 8.50x5.51x0.50 inches. In Stock.