On Yankee Station; the Naval Air War Over Vietnam [Import] [Hardcover]

Cdr. John B., USN (RET) Nichols (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press; First edition. edition (1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853100080
• ISBN-13: 978-1853100086
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,676,188 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading, May 8, 1999

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Frank (Stockton CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On Yankee Station: The Naval Air War Ove (Mass Market Paperback)

This book on the naval air war over Vietnam should be required reading not only for all military pilots, but for every military and civilian official who is involved in planning strategy, tactics, or military weapon procurement.
But don't get the idea it's a boring book; besides giving the reader a clear view of what happened in the air over Vietnam, the author makes his points in a very readable fashion, not by preaching but by simply pointing out what we did, and why we could have done so much better -- in the conduct of the war, in providing better (often SIMPLER) equipment, and in better training.
It's definitely worth obtaining from an out-of-print dealer or from your library. Even if you have no connection with the military, this will expand your understanding of that period in US history.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterwork of objective analysis., May 11, 1998

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This review is from: On Yankee Station: The Naval Air War over Vietnam (Hardcover)

This work is a clear-headed, no holds barred look at the Vietnam air war from the naval perspective. Don't let its even tone fool you. It cuts to the bone and damns by simple observation, with no need for editorializing by the authors. It points up the facts, fictions, failures and achievements of the naval air war against North Vietnam in a quick, easy style, with superb organization and excellent supporting material in the appendices. Any student of the Vietnam air war who misses this title is not a serious person. It is required reading on the subject, and should be complemented by Marshal Michel's "Clashes" for the USAF side of the story.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent history, March 15, 2005

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Michael J Edelman (Huntington Woods, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On Yankee Station: The Naval Air War Over Vietnam (Bluejacket Books) (Paperback)

In my search to learn more about the era and the war I almost joined, I've read a lot of book about the war in Vietnam, including many specifically about the air war, and the pilots who fought it. "On Yankee Station" stands out from the pack. It's not the usual "There I was at 20,000 feet.." memoir; this is a critical look at the global strategy and the local tactics of the Vietnam war told by someone who had a unique view from the cockpit. It's also a blistering critique of the men who sent them to Vietnam, and manuy of those who commanded them- men that the authors see as dangeous amateurs, incompetant in the art of war, who needlessly wasted lives with arbitary rules. Well worth reading.