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Brand: Giorgio Serafino
EAN: 9788842551492
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Un nuovo viaggio di Giorgio, Giuliana e del Generale Lee, la Vespa 50 Special del '78 restaurata e dipinta di arancione con il numero 1 sul fianco come la macchina del telefilm Hazzard. Dopo aver attraversato dieci Stati americani lungo la mitica Route 66, il Generale Lee atterra a Bangkok ed è pronto ad affrontare l'Estremo Oriente: Thailandia, Laos e Cambogia, con un breve giro in Vietnam dove lui non può entrare. Anche questa volta il viaggio non è solo sulla strada, ma è un percorso interiore, in un paradiso di polvere fatto di natura incontaminata e di culture e persone straordinarie. Il Generale corre lungo le rive del Mekong, su strade di terra e asfalto, sentieri perduti nella giungla, guada fiumi, ne attraversa altri su ponti fatti di canne di bambù o a bordo di zattere costruite su canoe, si inchina all'ombra di enormi statue di Buddha in templi a cielo aperto, riposa sotto palafitte in villaggi poverissimi. Giorgio e Giuliana sono accolti ovunque con gioia e curiosità a bordo di quello strano mezzo. Un viaggio in Asia assume sempre un fascino unico, su due ruote ancora di più, soprattutto se si parte con lo spirito di Giorgio e Giuliana. C'è sempre un buon motivo per mettersi in strada.

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Brand: Martin W Bowman
EAN: 9781526746276
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Martin Bowman's revealing narrative of the aerial conflict in South-East Asia, 1965-1972, which had its beginnings in 1 November 1955, engulfed Vi tnam, Laos, and Cambodia and only ended with the fall of S ig n on 30 April 1975 has resulted from decades of painstaking fact-finding as well as detailed correspondence with surviving aircrew incorporating a wealth of first-hand accounts, some never told before, supported by dozens of rare and unusual photographs. Together they describe in adrenalin-pumping accuracy the furious aerial battles of a long suffering and bitter war in South-East Asia and in particular the frontline action in the skies over Vietnam that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.\n\nThey too will find a new and useful perspective on a conflict that cost the Americans 58,022 dead and brought the USA worldwide condemnation for its role in Southeast Asia. Nearly 2,500 Americans remained missing'.\n\nThis work serves as a tribute to the courageous pilots who flew the F-104 Starfighter in the Widowmakers' war and B-52 bomber crews on Arc Light' Linebacker II' strikes and the eleven days of Christmas which ultimately ended the aerial campaign against North Vi tnam. And as well, strike aircraft such as the USAF F-4 Phantom and the F-105 Thud' and the US Navy carrier-borne jet and propeller-driven strike aircraft and the Americans' sworn enemy, the North Vi?tnamese MiG fighters, feature large, from Rolling Thunder' onwards. Equally, the Hueys and Chinooks and other notable work horses that participated on combat assaults or Ash & Trash missions and transports like the C-130 Herky-Bird', C-123 Provider, Caribou and Vi tnamese C-47 - the Haulers On Call' - that performed sterling service during the gruelling air campaign are not forgotten either.\n\nHere, at first hand, are their stories which also include some of the less publicised American forces like the pilots and crewmen who flew the Bird Dogs and all manner of helicopters as well as the largely forgotten Australian and New Zealand Air Force units and the Anzac Battalions whose valuable contributions are too often overlooked. So too is the cost in human misery, death and destruction.

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