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Vietnam War Army Helicopter Nose Art brings to light over 250 recently recovered Vietnam War photographs from Army aviation veterans. The vast majority of these photographs have never before been published, with them all capturing that quintessential and unmistakable American war custom of embellishing ones assigned aircraft with personalized markings. Each is accompanied by a caption containing data particular for each featured image: helicopter name, unit, serial number, photo date, photo location, crew names, artist name, photo contributor, and anecdotal information. Against a backdrop of censorship, political correctness, and military directives to the contrary, in-country Army helicopter nose art flourished in Vietnam, and the failure to acknowledge this archetypal convention in any study of Army aviation history demonstrates a lack of respect for the personal cost of conflict. Although Iron Butterfly may not be as well-known as Memphis Belle or Enola Gay from World War II, it nonetheless carried its crews into battle with just as much passion for life and sense of duty as its predecessors. We all know the ugly politics of that war; these pictures show us the human side of it.Product Identifiers
PublisherFonthill Media LLC
ISBN-139781625450357
eBay Product ID (ePID)239482875
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
Publication NameVietnam War Army Helicopter Nose Art
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Brennan
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height275 mm
Item Weight900 g
Item Width215 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorJohn Brennan
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- 23 Jul, 2018
Heli art in 'Nam.
Great book. Archive treasures. Whats good as well is that each example has a description as to its history ie. where it is now, who was killed in action along with brief anecdotes that flew the birds. Both historically and artistically poignant. Highly recommended by me.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
