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The Son Tay Raid: American POWs Were Not Forgotten.

Publication: Air Power History
Publication Date: 22-JUN-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: The Son Tay Raid: American POWs Were Not Forgotten.(Book review)

Article Excerpt
The Son Tay Raid: American POWs Were Not Forgotten. By John Gargus. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2007. Illustrations. Appendix. Glossary. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $29.95. Pp. 332 IBN: 13:978-1-58544-622-3-10:158544-622-X

If ever there was a military operation so well planned and executed, that ended in total frustration and anger, Son Tay is it. Maj. John Gargus, who was a participating aircrew member, rates the best documented account about the raid was Ben Schemmer's in 1976. But Gargus' work is also outstanding. He says, "It was the rescue mission that will trouble the minds of...

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