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| Any Place, Any Time, Any Where: The 1st Air Commandos in Wwii (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) | 
| Authors: R. D. Van Wagner, R. D. Van Wagner
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 995333
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 076430447X
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.544973
EAN: 9780764304477
ASIN: 076430447X
Publication Date: February 1998
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Book Description
The 1st Air Commandos were sired by General of the Army Henry H. Hap Arnold and brought to life by the imagination of two men, Lieutenant Colonel Philip G. Cochran and Lieutenant Colonel John R. Alison. In gathering men of character and tenacity, these two visionaries molded a unit which had to overcome orthodox military minds, paralyzing fear, and Burmas impregnable terrain before taking the fight to the Japanese. With a focus on the might and flexibility of air power, Cochran and Alison constructed an experimental unit which cut across the structured lines of conventional organizations. Forming an air arsenal which was totally unique in its composition and application, they combined the firepower of P-51A fighters and B-25H bombers with the logistical tentacles of C-47 transports, CG-4A gliders, L-5 and L-1 light planes, and UC-64 bush planes to reach far behind Japanese lines. The list of firsts is noteworthy first airborne glider snatch in combat, first double tow of gliders into a combat arena, first helicopter operations, first helicopter combat rescue, first gunship employment, and first rockets fired against an enemy. Unorthodox and eclectic, the 1st Air Commandos serve as a model for conventional and special operations today.
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riveting December 10, 1999
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Written by the son of a friend, whose husband served in the First Air Commandos. While sleeping over at her house, I decided to read chapter 1. Could not stop. At 2:20AM after reading 5 and 1/2 chapters of this riveting true story, I stopped out of courtesy to my sleeping wife. Clear, concise and forceful history of real heroes and daring military strategy. These brave men laid the foundation for much of todays fighting technology using equipment and methods that were very new and dangerous.
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