{"product_id":"9781493048748","title":"Midair: An Epic Tale of Survival and a Mission That Might Have Ended the Vietnam War","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eCollins, Craig K.; Kamps, Charles T.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLyons Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eMidair is a true account of one of the most remarkable tales of survival in the history of aviation – a midair collision at 30,000 feet by two bomb-laden B-52s over a category 5 super typhoon above the South China Sea during the outset of the Vietnam War. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthored by Craig K. Collins, the nephew of B-52 pilot Maj. Don Harten, Midair is an historically \u003cbr\u003eimportant work that is about more than survival. Interwoven through Harten’s dramatic story of his \u003cbr\u003emillion-to-one struggle against near-certain death is a previously unexamined look at how America \u003cbr\u003ehad developed an aerial battle plan that would likely have ended the Vietnam conflict in under a \u003cbr\u003emonth during the late winter of 1965. Instead, the country’s war planners and politicians veered \u003cbr\u003eoff course and into a bloody eight-year quagmire. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarten was on the February 1965 top-secret mission – a massive B-52 bombing raid of railways, supply depots, and airfields in and around Hanoi – that was called off in mid-flight. That mission and battle plan was mothballed until Dec. 18, 1972, when it was dusted off and dubbed Linebacker II, effectively ending the war within a week. Over 120 B-52s bombed Hanoi-area military installations for eight consecutive days. As a result of the heavy bombing, the North Vietnamese declared a truce, attended peace talks in Paris in early January and signed the Paris Peace Accords, ending hostilities in Vietnam on Jan. 27, 1973.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the gripping tale of a young Air Force officer’s first combat mission that instantly pulls the reader in and never lets up.","brand":"Lyons Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47203439640831,"sku":"9781493048748","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_ccacfdea-bf1a-4576-98c7-6771062c0633.jpg?v=1764882236","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781493048748","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}