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The Son Tay Raid: American POWs in Vietnam Were Not Forgotten.(Book review)
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Air Power History
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June 22, 2008
- Author:
- Pope, Joshua
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Air Force Historical Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The Son Tay Raid: American POWs in Vietnam Were Not Forgotten. By John Gargus. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2007. Maps. Tables. Illustrations. Photographs. Bibliography. Index. Pp. 352. $29.95 ISBN: 978-1-58544-622-3
Known initially as Operation Ivory Coast and later as Operation Kingpin, a team of volunteers loaded in one H-3 and three HH-53 helicopters, A-1 Skyraider close-support aircraft, MC-130 Combat Talons, and various other support aircraft. In November, 1970, they performed a meticulously planned and well executed raid on a prisoner of war camp located near the small town of Son Tay, North Vietnam.
The raid's concept originated from aerial ...