Winged Sabers: The Air Cavalry in Vietnam : 1965-1973 - Hardcover

Johnson, Lawrence H., III

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0811718573 ISBN 13: 9780811718578

Publisher: Stackpole Books, 1990

Synopsis

The Air Cavalry Troops who served in Vietnam were an unusually courageous and resourceful lot. Constantly facing death, they developed a bravado and camaraderie that made them a force to be reckoned with. Winged Sabers is a comprehensive, multi-faceted volume on the men, the machines, and the missions that shaped this unique group. Author Lawrence H. Johnson traces the development of the Air Cavalry concept from its tenuous beginnings to its present-day status as an accepted member of the combined arms team. Available in paperback for the first time, Winged Sabers should remain an indispensable resource for years to come.

About this title

About the Author:

The son of a pioneer Air Cavalryman, Lawrence H. Johnson III served as an aeroscout platoon commander and operations officer of an Air Cavalry troop during the Vietnam conflict. A member of the Company of Military Historians, he has written more than twenty-five articles on the history of the U.S. Cavalry.

From Library Journal:

Conversion of the cavalry arm of the Army from horses to vehicles removed much of that service's reconnaissance role; switching to helicopters returned it. This copiously illustrated volume documents the use of Vietnam as the proving ground for this new weapon. Johnson concentrates on the military organization of the Air Cavalry troop and the changes combat required. He outlines tactics and the various helicopters and their typical weapons and performance. Johnson also includes sections on all the Air Cavalry units, their insignia and uniforms, with appropriate illustrations, and presents a typical unit commander's diary as vivid illustration of what command of an understaffed unit in a busy area in 1969 was like. Libraries with an emphasis on this subject must have this; moderate recommendation to others.
- Mel D. Lane, Sacramento, Cal.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0811718573
• ISBN 13: 9780811718578
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192