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From Publishers Weekly
This thoroughly readable, absorbing history chronicles the air
operations known as Misty (officially called Commando Sabre) along the
Ho Chi Minh trail during the Vietnam War. Flying mostly F-100s, the air
force pilots acted as FACs (forward air controllers) for strike
aircraft, directing them to North Vietnamese supply convoys and other
targets along the conduit. Newman, a journalist, and Shepperd, a retired
two-star air force general and current CNN commentator, launch their
account with the story of Howard K. Williams, a pilot shot down on a
Misty mission in 1968 and declared deceased in 1978 (his remains were
recovered in 1991). They also bring to life a wide cast of Misty
characters, including Williams's long-suffering widow, Monalee,
daredevil Jim Fiorelli, hyperconfident pilot Dick Rutan and several
airmen who were shot down, captured and tortured. Shepperd, a former
Misty pilot, also figures in the story, as does Sen. John McCain, who
provides the book's foreword. The courage and skill of the pilots
emerges clearly, as does the dubious bureaucratic rationale that
subjected their families to nightmarish ordeals. A distinguished
addition to Vietnam War aviation literature, the volume raises serious
questions about both tactics and politics. (Feb.)
. ......................................................... estab. May, 1995