SHADOW AND STINGER: Developing the AC119G/K Gunships in the Vietnam War

· Texas A & M University military history series Book 109 · Texas A&M University Press
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Nicknamed ""the truck killer,"" the AC-119K gunship and its counterpart, the AC-119G, were developed in the late 1960s in response to the needs of the US military in Vietnam. This book examines the evolution of these aircraft and their role within Vietnam, military policy, and geopolitical realities.

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