From a dark sky: (Record no. 7670)
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fixed length control field | 01537cam a2200133 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 0891415203 (hbk.) |
100 #1 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | KELLY Orr |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | From a dark sky: |
Remainder of title | the story of US Air Force special operations |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Novato, Calif: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Presidio, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1996 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 340p. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | In From a Dark Sky: The Story of U.S. Air Force Special Operations military affairs specialist Orr Kelly tells for the first time the complete, uncensored history of Air Force special operations: a history that had been up to now shrouded in cover stories, secrecy, and deception. Whether they called themselves Air Commandos, Carpetbaggers, or Ravens, they were the ones called on to do the impossible jobs - that other Air Force units couldn't, or wouldn't, do. Whether these missions involved flying behind enemy lines or introducing unique new weapons such as the fixed-wing AC-47 gunship or the Pave Low helicopter, the air commandos have been a vital part of America's modern war-waging capability. Kelly describes the action going back to the 1940s when the Army Air Force provided aerial aid to anti-Nazi partisans and successfully extracted scores of downed American pilots. Helicopter insertion of agents into enemy territory during the Korean War, clandestine CIA missions in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, infiltrating intelligence teams during Desert Storm, and current-day operations throughout the world are all included in this exciting and unique history. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | SPECIAL OPERATIONS US AIR FORCE |
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
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Dewey Decimal Classification | Mindef Library & Info Centre | Mindef Library & Info Centre | On-Shelf | 05/03/1998 | 3 | 358.90973 KEL | 0002635 | 05/08/2022 | 1 | 03/01/2024 | Book |