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US Navy Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom - Part Two

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Combat Aircraft - Fighters

Last Stocked on 7/15/2020

Product Info

Title
US Navy Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom - Part Two
Publisher
Category
Author
Tony Holmes
Publish Year
2005
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x9.5x.33"
NKG Part #
2147394258
MFG. Part #
OSPCOM058
Type
Softcover
Series
COM58

Description

This book explores the role of the US Navy Hornet units in the northern Iraqi campaign. These units were the first Navy Reserve unit to be mobilized since the Korean War, and their attacks were launched from carriers off the coast of Turkey. The conflict for these squadrons was very different from the campaign fought in southern Iraq: they worked almost exclusively with clandestine Special Forces teams from the US Army, Marine Corps, Navy SEALs, British and Australian SAS and Kurdish guerrillas. First-hand accounts accompany the indispensable role these units had in the battle to liberate Iraq.