Tail of the Storm: Flying Missions in the First Gulf War [Paperback]

Alan Cockrell (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: University Alabama Press (January 30, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0817307729
• ISBN-13: 978-0817307721
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #698,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tail of The Storm, January 23, 2012

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Dean A. Burrell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tail of the Storm: Flying Missions in the First Gulf War (Paperback)

Book arrived within predicted time frame and in like new condition. Written by someone who has been there and done that...

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book Great Airplane, October 22, 2011

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This review is from: Tail of the Storm: Flying Missions in the First Gulf War (Paperback)

In my library, Tail of the Storm is a top shelf book. It ranks with Fate is the Hunter, Dust on the Sea, and Yeager in my library. Nothing beats a well written book by a fellow that has "been there" and "done that". Alan tells a great story about a great airplane. If you are capable of getting misty-eyed about an airplane...the '141 is your airplane. It was a faithful and capable bird that we rode hard....real hard. Desert Shield/Storm brought the curtain down and off to DM they went.

Alan's book will leave you thirsting for more. My I suggest www.c141heaven.info and Heavy Jets by Jim Miller. A tip of the hat to Alan and all the crewdogs...from "Old Shakey" to the '17...men and machines getting the mission accomplished.

5.0 out of 5 stars True to the experience!, December 12, 2007

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Maury E. Lunn (Brandon, MS. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tail of the Storm: Flying Missions in the First Gulf War (Paperback)

As a fellow crew member of the author, I can vouch for the truthfull telling of these stories. Alan Cockrell shares in the telling of his personal experience in the first Gulf War. It gave me immense pleasure recounting the tales of the 172 Airlift Wing and of the "crew dogs" of 183 Airlift Squadron. It was real, It happened, and it will be fondly remembered.

TSGT. MAury "Hardcopy" Lunn (RET.)