Brilliant flier Major "Donkey" Sheehan, Captain James Broussard, a pilot destined to return to Vietnam, Captain Andrew Pritchard, the golden boy, and coldly ambitious Major Richard Stark battle enemy MiGs. Reprint. K. NYT.
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Air Force Captain Jim Broussard, flying an F-105 Thud over Hanoi as part of the formation "Cadillac flight," is the hero of a fast-moving re-creation of the Vietnam air war, when the idea of surviving 100 missions seemed as remote as the moon. The author has assembled a cast of familiar characters (ambitious officers, beautiful nurse, cynical medics, empathic ground crew) and scenes (fitting a new man into the place of a dead comrade, checking out equipment, refueling in midair). The camaraderie and bravery of the pilots, the split-second maneuvers of the aerial combat, the devastation of the ground below, the awful grief of watching one's wingman hurtle flaming earthward, are set forth with loving hand and an artist's eye. Though the plot is mere cliche, Cadillac Flight is still a worthwhile purchase for those who need to know--or remember--how it was.
- Elsa Pendleton, Boeing Computer Support Svces., Ridge crest, Cal .
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Elsa Pendleton, Boeing Computer Support Svces., Ridge crest, Cal .
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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AWESOME,
By Reticuli (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cadillac Flight (Paperback)
This is a superb novel based on the Republic F-105 Thunderchief (THUD) pilots in Vietnam. Astounding level of accuracy
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Gripping, Moving, Can't put it Down,
By Dale R Sneddon (Carthage, MO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cadillac Flight (Paperback)
Once you start this book, it will be hard to do anything else until you finish. Gripping, moving account of the Thud airstrikes over NVN. Newbies to the Vietnam war will feel admiration for the pilots, and anger toward the war leadership that put politics over lives. Although Harrison develops his charactors carefully, the reader is pulled rapidly through the unfolding story with its tragedies and triumphs and - surprises. If you can find the book, get it. But make sure you have a clear couple of days to get through it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A MILITARY MUST READ FOR INSPIRING PILOTS TO BE,
By Phillip Beslow (Norfolk VA. USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cadillac Flight (Paperback)
I have read this book several times and I can't get enough of it. The action is non-stop. And the air battles are as real as my flight-sim. This book is right up there with such authors as Dale Brown, Joe Weber, and Leonard B. Scott. I score it a 10. I just wish he would write more.
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