Hammer from Above Marine Air Combat over Iraq

Name: Hammer from Above Marine Air Combat over Iraq
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ISBN: 9780891418719

ISBN-10: 0891418717

ISBN-13: 9780891418719

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jay A. Stout

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In Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Marine Corps' ground campaign up the Tigris and Euphrates was notable for speed and aggressiveness unparalleled in military history. Little has been written, however, of the air support that guaranteed the drive's success. Paving the way for the rush to Baghdad was " the hammer from above" - in the form of attack helicopters, jet fighters, transport, and other support aircraft. Now a former Marine fighter pilot shares the gripping never-before-told stories of the Marines who helped bring to an end the regime of Saddam Hussein. As Jay Stout reveals, the air war had actually been in the planning stages ever since the victory of Operation Desert Storm, twelve…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/26/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 5.47" wide x 8.27" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Jay A. Stout, a retired U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot, is a senior aviation analyst for a defense corporation and has appeared on Fox News as a combat aviation expert. His previous books include Fortress Ploesti (978-1-932033-18-2) and Hammer from Above (978-0-89141-871-9). He lives near San Diego, California.