Phantom reflections
Subtitle: the education of an American fighter pilot in Vietnam
By: Mike McCarthy.
Publisher: Praeger Security International
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780275993276
Subjects: McCarthy, Mike, -- 1941-; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations, American; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American; Fighter pilots -- United States
Genres: Personal narratives, American.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A very restless night; title: Clouds gather; title: The long wait; title: The die is cast; title: First mission; title: Christmas and New Year's 1967; title: "You're OK!" "No, I'm not!"; title: A typical mission; title: MiG's; title: The threat unseen; title: The ops clerk kid; title: Lead's hit!; title: It's Sunday!; title: A very memorable mission; title: Sydney; title: Slippery when wet; title: Dean St. Pierre; title: "Shillelagh"; title: The Roman 2 episode; title: Good bye Ubon; title: Saigon; title: Heading back home; title: Final reflections as time goes by.