The Praetorian STARShip
Subtitle: the untold story of the Combat Talon
By: Jerry L. Thigpen
Publisher: Air University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9781429465465
Subjects: United States. Air Force; Hercules (Turboprop transports); United States; Search and rescue operations; Airdrop; Special operations (Military science); History
Other titles: Surface-to-air recover system :; Combat Talon
Notes: "December 2001."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Establishment of Combat Talon; title: The Combat Talon weapons system; title: Combat Knife (The Pope Air Force Base years: 1965-74); title: Combat Spear (The Vietnam War years: 1966-74); title: Combat Arrow (Europe: 1968-74); title: The Son Tay Prisoner of War Raid (1970); title: Between the wars (1975-79); title: The Iranian rescue mission (1979-80); title: Project Honey Badger and Credible Sport (1980-81); title: From Desert One to Point Salines (1981-83); title: Road to Combat Talon II (1984-89); title: Operation Just Cause (1989-90); title: Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-91); title: Mount Pinatubo to Operation Joint Endeavor (1991-95); title: Operation Assured Response to the New Millennium (1996-2000); title: Epilogue. Appendices: Live Fulton STARS made by Combat Talon Aircraft; title: Partial summary of upgrades, MOD-90 Combat Talon I.