first edition Hardcover
2002 · Washington and London
by Wood, Richard
Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 176 p. Textual photographs and maps. First-hand account of a top-secret operation by a group of forward air controllers who provided round-the-clock support to the Cambodian ground commanders by flying low and slow over enemy positions. Wood, one of the Rustics, recounts several of the group's most daring missions and describes the relationships that developed between the pilots and the Cambodian field troops, commanders, and radio operators. Inscribed by Wood on the front flyleaf, with an original photograph of the author affixed to the front pastedown. Small crease to the top corner of two pages; otherwise a very good or better copy in a bright and glossy dust jacket. Inscribed by Author.
(Inventory #: 58860)