TY  - BOOK
AU  - Coonts,Stephen
AU  - Tillman,Barrett
TI  - Dragon's Jaw: an epic story of courage and tenacity in Vietnam 
SN  - 0306903474
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Da Capo Press
KW  - Vietnam War, 1961-1975
KW  - Campaigns
KW  - Vietnam
KW  - Thanh Hóa
KW  - Aerial operations, American
KW  - Bridges
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Ma River Delta
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-286) and index
N2  - "For seven long years hundreds of young US airmen flew sortie after sortie against North Vietnam's formidable and strategically important bridge, dodging a heavy concentration of anti-aircraft fire and enemy MiG planes. Many American airmen were shot down, killed, or captured and taken to the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" POW camp. But after each air attack, when the smoke cleared and the debris settled, the bridge stubbornly remained standing. For the North Vietnamese it became a symbol of their invincibility; for US war planners an obsession; for US airmen a testament to American mettle and valor. Using after-action reports, official records, and interviews with surviving pilots, as well as untapped Vietnamese sources, Dragon's Jaw chronicles American efforts to destroy the bridge, strike by bloody strike, putting readers into the cockpits, under fire"--
ER  -