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　　They had the most dangerous job n the Air Force. Now Bury Us

Upside Down reveals the never-before-told story of the Vietnam

War’s top-secret jet-fighter outfit–an all-volunteer unit composed

of truly extraordinary men who flew missions from which heroes are

made.

In today’s wars, computers, targeting pods, lasers, and

precision-guided bombs help FAC (forward air controller) pilots

identify and destroy targets from safe distances. But in the search

for enemy traffic on the elusive Ho Chi Minh Trail, always risking

enemy fire, capture, and death, pilots had to drop low enough to

glimpse the telltale signs of movement such as suspicious dust on

treetops or disappearing tire marks on a dirt road (indicating a

hidden truck park). Written by an accomplished journalist and

veteran, Bury Us Upside Down is the stunning story of these brave

Americans, the men who flew in the covert Operation Commando

Sabre–or “Misty”–the most innovative air operation of the

war.

In missions that lasted for hours, the pilots of Misty flew

zigzag patterns searching for enemy troops, vehicles, and weapons,

without benefit of night-vision goggles, infrared devices, or other

now common sensors. What they gained in exhilarating autonomy also

cost them: of 157 pilots, 34 were shot down, 3 captured, and 7

killed. Here is a firsthand account of courage and technical

mastery under fire. Here, too, is a tale of forbearance and loss,

including the experience of the family of a missing Misty

flier–Howard K. Williams–as they learn, after twenty-three years,

that his remains have been found.

Now that bombs are smart and remote sensors are even smarter, the

missions that the Mistys flew would now be considered no less than

suicidal. Bury Us Upside Down reminds us that for some, such

dangers simply came with the territory.

From the Hardcover edition.

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　　Rick Newman is a writer and editor at U.S. News & World

Report who covered the Pentagon for seven years, including U.S.

missions in Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Persian Gulf. He has written

hundreds of stories on the military, including dozens of

exclusives, and more than twenty cover stories.

　　Don Shepperd (Misty 34) reported for duty at Phu Cat Air Base on

December 19, 1967, and flew fifty-eight missions as a Misty during

his four-month tour. With a total of 247 combat missions in

Vietnam, he retired from the Air Force in 1998 as a two-star

general and head of the Air National Guard. In 2001 he joined CNN

as one of their principal military analysts.

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书籍介绍

They had the most dangerous job n the Air Force. Now Bury Us Upside Down reveals the never-before-told story of the Vietnam War’s top-secret jet-fighter outfit–an all-volunteer unit composed of truly extraordinary men who flew missions from which heroes are made.

In today’s wars, computers, targeting pods, lasers, and precision-guided bombs help FAC (forward air controller) pilots identify and destroy targets from safe distances. But in the search for enemy traffic on the elusive Ho Chi Minh Trail, always risking enemy fire, capture, and death, pilots had to drop low enough to glimpse the telltale signs of movement such as suspicious dust on treetops or disappearing tire marks on a dirt road (indicating a hidden truck park). Written by an accomplished journalist and veteran, Bury Us Upside Down is the stunning story of these brave Americans, the men who flew in the covert Operation Commando Sabre–or “Misty”–the most innovative air operation of the war.

In missions that lasted for hours, the pilots of Misty flew zigzag patterns searching for enemy troops, vehicles, and weapons, without benefit of night-vision goggles, infrared devices, or other now common sensors. What they gained in exhilarating autonomy also cost them: of 157 pilots, 34 were shot down, 3 captured, and 7 killed. Here is a firsthand account of courage and technical mastery under fire. Here, too, is a tale of forbearance and loss, including the experience of the family of a missing Misty flier–Howard K. Williams–as they learn, after twenty-three years, that his remains have been found.

Now that bombs are smart and remote sensors are even smarter, the missions that the Mistys flew would now be considered no less than suicidal. Bury Us Upside Down reminds us that for some, such dangers simply came with the territory.

From the Hardcover edition.