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Into Hostile Skies And The B-52 Bomber: Recollections Of A Burning B-52 During The Viet Nam War: The True Story Of Vietnam War Documentary
Contributor(s): Abalos, Jean (Author)
ISBN:     ISBN-13: 9798513693208
Publisher: Independently Published
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: June 2021
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - Vietnam War
Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.47 lbs) 138 pages
 
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The Vietnam War was fought between communist North Vietnam and the government of Southern Vietnam. The North was supported by communist countries such as the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. The South was supported by anti-communist countries, primarily the United States. The United States lost the Vietnam War. It lasted for twenty years, something the US never expected when it joined in the fight. Not only did the US lose the war and the country of Vietnam to the communists, but the US also lost prestige in the eyes of the world.
This book is the real-life story of the last man to manually bail out of a burning B-52 during the Viet Nam war after his ejection seat failed. His near-death experience is described as he desperately tries to find a parachute in the airplane, bails out, and drifts, without a raft in open, shark-infested seas for hours. Told by the man who lived it, former Capt. Myles McTernan, his co-pilot William Milcarek, and aircraft commander, Jerry Wickline. It tells the story of his crew's survival as well.