FLAMING DART. COMMANDO HUNT. ROLLING THUNDER. With dramatic names right
out of a Hollywood blockbuster, these strike operations conducted by the
United States Air Force were part of an aerial campaign that spanned
over a decade, sprawled over four countries, and involved the dropping
of countless tons of bombs. In this insightful and lively book,
distinguished scholar Ronald B. Frankum, Jr. captures the full extent of
the struggle. The first brief overview of the air war in Vietnam, Like
Rolling Thunder examines each theatre of operation--South Vietnam, North
Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia--and explores the extent to which the aerial
campaigns aided U.S. tactics and strategy. Comprehensive yet concise,
the work is a fresh look at this conflict's bitterly contested and hard
fought air war.