Shadow and Stinger: Developing the AC-119G/K Gunships in the Vietnam War

Nicknamed ""the truck killer,"" the AC-119K gunship and its counterpart, the AC-119G, were developed in the late 1960s in response to the needs of the US military in Vietnam. This book examines the evolution of these aircraft and their role within Vietnam, military policy, and geopolitical realities.

• | By (Author): William Pace Head (Author)
• | Publisher: Texas A & M University Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 26, 2007
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 352 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 1585445770
• | ISBN-13: 9781585445776