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US Navy Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom (Part Two)
US Navy Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom (Part Two)
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Description
This book explores the role of the US Navy Hornet units in the northern Iraqi campaign, the first Navy Reserve unit to be mobilized since the Korean War.
Their attacks were launched from carriers off the coast of Turkey. The conflict for these squadrons was very different from the campaign fought in southern Iraq: they worked almost exclusively with clandestine Special Forces teams from the US Army, Marine Corps, Navy SEALs, British and Australian SAS and Kurdish guerrillas.
First-hand accounts accompany the indispensable role these units had in the battle to liberate Iraq.
Table of Contents
Shock and Awe
War in the North
Reservists to the fore
Appendices
Index
Product details
Published | Nov 20 2012 |
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Format | Ebook (PDF) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 96 |
ISBN | 9781782007340 |
Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
Illustrations | 30 b/w; 75 col |
Series | Combat Aircraft |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Tony Holmes does an excellent job covering a complex subject and making it accessible to readers. The reliance on eye-witnesses is an inspired choice which, combined with the excellent photo-coverage, makes this a very useful reference for historians and modellers alike.
Rowan Baylis, AeroScale

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