Sog Knives and More from America's War in Southeast Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sog Knives and More from America's War in Southeast Asia write by Michael W. Silvey. This book was released on 2016-11-28. Sog Knives and More from America's War in Southeast Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This guide showcases knives used by America's clandestine military in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. It provides the collector and others interested in the period a way of identifying honest SOG (Studies and Observations Group) specimens and separating them from counterfeits. With beautiful color photographs that show a high level of detail, the book identifies all known SOG specimens (over 165 knives) and includes rare personalized knives and custom combat knives made in the United States. Sections of the book focus on Randalls, Eks, Gerbers, and the knives made by tribal artisans in Southeast Asia. This is the eighth in Mike Silvey's series on military knives.
Randall Fighting Knives in Wartime
Randall Fighting Knives in Wartime - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Randall Fighting Knives in Wartime write by Robert Eugene Hunt. This book was released on 2002. Randall Fighting Knives in Wartime available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This first-ever publication offers the reader a colorful and interesting guide to Randall knives spanning WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, which involved American Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines. Randall Fighting Knives in Wartime contains many never-before-published full color photos of rare Randall-made knives. Pictured alongside the knives is a range of distinctive militaria, separating this book from other publications. A descriptive narrative and specific technical data"" accompanies each photo, linking the Randall knives throughout each war in the book. A Collector's Value Guide rounds out this book, giving the reader an at-a-glance comparison of the value of each knife.""
Apollo's Warriors
Apollo's Warriors - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Apollo's Warriors write by Michael E. Haas. This book was released on 1998-05. Apollo's Warriors available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Presenting a fascinating insider's view of U.S.A.F. special operations, this volume brings to life the critical contributions these forces have made to the exercise of air & space power. Focusing in particular on the period between the Korean War & the Indochina wars of 1950-1979, the accounts of numerous missions are profusely illustrated with photos & maps. Includes a discussion of AF operations in Europe during WWII, as well as profiles of Air Commandos who performed above & beyond the call of duty. Reflects on the need for financial & political support for restoration of the forces. Bibliography. Extensive photos & maps. Charts & tables.
Randall Military Models
Randall Military Models - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Randall Military Models write by Robert E. Hunt. This book was released on 2004-06-30. Randall Military Models available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Author Bob Hunt's first book, Randall Fighting Knives in Wartime, provided him the opportunity for further study on this subject. It was apparent before publication of the first book, that the subject matter could not be exhausted. In his second book, Hunt continues the process of identifying, describing and dating fighting knives produced in the dramatic early days of the Randall experience. This new volume provides a vast amount of material, carefully organized and presented to enable the reader to further his own research in the areas most interesting to him.
The Praetorian STARShip : the untold story of the Combat Talon
The Praetorian STARShip : the untold story of the Combat Talon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Praetorian STARShip : the untold story of the Combat Talon write by . This book was released on 2001. The Praetorian STARShip : the untold story of the Combat Talon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Jerry Thigpen's study on the history of the Combat Talon is the first effort to tell the story of this wonderfully capable machine. This weapons system has performed virtually every imaginable tactical event in the spectrum of conflict and by any measure is the most versatile C-130 derivative ever produced. First modified and sent to Southeast Asia (SEA) in 1966 to replace theater unconventional warfare (UW) assets that were limited in both lift capability and speed the Talon I quickly adapted to theater UW tasking including infiltration and resupply and psychological warfare operations into North Vietnam. After spending four years in SEA and maturing into a highly respected UW weapons system the Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) chose the Combat Talon to lead the night low-level raid on the North Vietnamese prison camp at Son Tay. Despite the outcome of the operation the Talon I cemented its reputation as the weapons system of choice for long-range clandestine operations. In the period following the Vietnam War United States Air Force (USAF) special operations gradually lost its political and financial support which was graphically demonstrated in the failed Desert One mission into Iran. Thanks to congressional supporters like Earl Hutto of Florida and Dan Daniel of Virginia funds for aircraft upgrades and military construction projects materialized to meet the ever-increasing threat to our nation. Under the leadership of such committed hard-driven officers as Brenci Uttaro Ferkes Meller and Thigpen the crew force became the most disciplined in our Air Force. It was capable of penetrating hostile airspace at night in a low-level mountainous environment covertly to execute any number of unconventional warfare missions.
