02451cam a2200433 i 4500 404854400 TxAuBib 20191203120000.0 180912s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018958070 9780306903472 0306903474 TxAuBib rda Coonts, Stephen, 1946- Dragon's Jaw [BOOK] : an epic story of courage and tenacity in Vietnam / Stephen Coonts & Barrett Tillman. First edition. New York, NY : Da Capo Press, 2019. xiii, 304 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-286) and index. "For seven long years hundreds of young US airmen flew sortie after sortie against North Vietnam's formidable and strategically important bridge, dodging a heavy concentration of anti-aircraft fire and enemy MiG planes. Many American airmen were shot down, killed, or captured and taken to the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" POW camp. But after each air attack, when the smoke cleared and the debris settled, the bridge stubbornly remained standing. For the North Vietnamese it became a symbol of their invincibility; for US war planners an obsession; for US airmen a testament to American mettle and valor. Using after-action reports, official records, and interviews with surviving pilots, as well as untapped Vietnamese sources, Dragon's Jaw chronicles American efforts to destroy the bridge, strike by bloody strike, putting readers into the cockpits, under fire"-- Publisher's description. 20191203. Vietnam War (1961-1975.) 1900-1999. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Campaigns Vietnam Thanh Hóa. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Aerial operations, American. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Vietnam Thanh Hóa. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Vietnam Ma River Delta. Bridges Vietnam Thanh Hóa History 20th century. HISTORY / Asia / General. Bridges. Vietnam Ma River Delta. Vietnam Thanh Hóa. History. History. Tillman, Barrett, author.