{"product_id":"midair-an-epic-tale-of-survival-and-a-mission-that-might-have-ended-the-vietnam-war","title":"Midair: An Epic Tale of Survival and a Mission That Might Have Ended the Vietnam War","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMidair: An Epic Tale of Survival and a Mission That Might Have Ended the Vietnam War\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eCraig K Collins\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781493048748\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eLyons Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2020\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e248\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Lyons Press","offers":[{"title":"Midair: An Epic Tale of Survival and a Mission That Might Have Ended the Vietnam War | Craig K Collins | Paperback | 9781493048748 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks A 1774305","offer_id":49674911678616,"sku":"1774305","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71hlMhnqTHL.jpg?v=1786561500","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/midair-an-epic-tale-of-survival-and-a-mission-that-might-have-ended-the-vietnam-war","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}