Ironically, in order to find targets, FACs frequently had to present themselves as targets. She even touches on careerism, which grew among more senior participants later in the war. She describes frequent FAC clashes with other Air Force subcultures. Toward the end, the author provides the moving stories of Capt Hilliard Wilbanks and 1st Lt Steven L. Bennett, two FACs who received the Medal of Honor posthumously. There is an appendix containing actual FAC training manuals and a decent bibliography.
Portions contain enough detail to hold as a reference.
This book belongs on the shelf with other tomes of what really happened in the war. The conclusions and opinions expressed in this document are those of the author cultivated in the freedom of expression, academic environment of Air University. They do not reflect the official position of the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, the United States Air Force or the Air University.