Air Commando: Inside The Air Force Special Operations Command [Mass Market Paperback]

Philip D. Chinnery (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1997

Fly anything. Go anywhere. Make the enemy pay.

They fly whatever the brass gives them. They land wherever the brass wants them. They have no fear. Slow and low into the teeth of enemy fire, quick and quiet into enemy-held territory, whatever it takes to get the job done, the USAF Air Commandos are the bravest flying men in the world.

From the glider pilots who landed deep behind Japanese lines, to the gunship crews who hunted over the dark jungle of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, to Desert Storm's Special Operations choppers...all the daring rescues and last-minute landings are here, straight from the Air Commandos' own stories.

Documented with 8 pages of photographs!

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About the Author

Philip D. Chinnery is the author of Vietnam-The Helicopter War and Desert Boneyard. A full-time employee of Air Canada who works in Heathrow Airport, he is a regular contributor to such magazines as Air Pictorial, Air Forces Monthly and Behind the Lines. He lives in Langley, England.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 367 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312958811
• ISBN-13: 978-0312958817
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,204,580 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No Information on CCTs or PJs, February 25, 2002

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This review is from: Air Commando: Inside The Air Force Special Operations Command (Mass Market Paperback)

I purchased this book in order to learn more about the Air Force's Combat Control Teams and was seriously disappointed. Despite the picture on the front cover, this book contained VERY little information on CCTs or PJs.

If you are interested in the Air Force's ground combat troops a much better choice would be "US Air Force Special Ops" by Fred Pushies or "From a Dark Sky" by Orr Kelly.

Also, this exact same book is apparently printed in a Hardback edition under a different name, "Any Time, Any Place". Watch out and don't get fooled into buying the same book twice.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Superb Book on Special Operations Pilots and Planes, July 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Air Commando: Inside The Air Force Special Operations Command (Mass Market Paperback)

I found a new level of respect for the bravery, courage, and daring of U.S. pilots who have supported special operations over the years. I never had any idea how heroic many of these men are and were. Never again will I look at the U.S. Air Force as a rear echelon service.