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In From a Dark Sky: The Story of U.S. Air Force Special Operations military affairs specialist Orr Kelly tells for the first time the complete, uncensored history of Air Force special operations: a history that had been up to now shrouded in cover stories, secrecy, and deception. Whether they called themselves Air Commandos, Carpetbaggers, or Ravens, they were the ones called on to do the "impossible" jobs - that other Air Force units couldn't, or wouldn't, do.
Whether these missions involved flying behind enemy lines or introducing unique new weapons such as the fixed-wing AC-47 gunship or the Pave Low helicopter, the air commandos have been a vital part of America's modern war-waging capability. Kelly describes the action going back to the 1940s when the Army Air Force provided aerial aid to anti-Nazi partisans and successfully extracted scores of downed American pilots.
Helicopter insertion of agents into enemy territory during the Korean War, clandestine CIA missions in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, infiltrating intelligence teams during Desert Storm, and current-day operations throughout the world are all included in this exciting and unique history.
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From a Dark Sky: The Story of U. S. Air Force Special Operations
2014, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
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1306849357 9781306849357
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From a Dark Sky: The Story of U. S. Air Force Special Operations
2014, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
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1497645662 9781497645660
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From a Dark Sky: The Story of U. S. Air Force Special Operations
2014, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
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1497645697 9781497645691
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From a Dark Sky: The Story of U. S. Air Force Special Operations
2014, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
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1497645727 9781497645721
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FROM A DARK SKY: The Story of U.S. Air Force Special Operations
August 1, 1997, Pocket
Paperback
in English
0671009176 9780671009175
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From a Dark Sky: The Story of U.S. Air Force Special Operations
January 14, 1997, Presidio Press
Hardcover
in English
0891415203 9780891415206
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From a dark sky: the story of U.S. Air Force Special Operations
1996, Presidio
in English
0891415203 9780891415206
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-333) and index.
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