American Cobra Pilot

Download or Read eBook American Cobra Pilot PDF written by Capt. J.L. Groom and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
American Cobra Pilot
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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9781514459409
ISBN-13 : 151445940X
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Book Synopsis American Cobra Pilot by : Capt. J.L. Groom

Book excerpt: Think the Marine Corps is a war-fighting organization? Think again. A Marine Cobra helicopter pilot finds himself off the coast of Korea taking part in a political exercise known as Ssang Young. The goal is to conduct a Marine amphibious landing. However, Captain Groom soon learns amphibious assault in practice is a dog and pony show parade, the likes of which even the Westminster dog show would envy. The following tale covers one Marine pilots journey through the lead-up, execution, and aftermath of this epic tale in the pivot, uh, I mean shift, to the Pacific. Pivot means we turn our backs. It was replaced with shift.


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