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Ange Gardien : Aventures de la Vie et de la Mort avec Pararescue, le plus du monde...

by Sine, William F. | PB | Acceptable
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“Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend ...
Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
161200251X
Publication Year
2014
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Book Title
Guardian Angel : Life and Death Adventures with Pararescue, the World's Most Powerful Commando Rescue Force
Author
William F. Sine
Item Length
9in
Publisher
Case Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Military / Special Forces, Military / United States, Military
Item Width
6in
Number of Pages
240 Pages

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Award Winning Finalist in the 'Non-Fiction: Narrative' category of the 2013 International Book Awards" Winner Best First Book Award 2013 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards U.S. Air Force Pararescue is the most skillful and capable rescue force in the world, taking on some of the most dangerous rescue missions imaginable. PJs (short for para-jumpers), are members of an elite unit whose commando skills are so wide-reaching they often seem like something out of science fiction. They routinely tackle perilous operations that are beyond the capabilities of other rescue organizations, and sometimes dare the seemingly impossible. Since their inception in 1947, PJs have saved more than thirty thousand lives. They can pluck near-frozen climbers off jagged mountaintops as well as recover shot-down jet pilots stranded deep in hostile territory. In the dead of night, the PJs parachute into ominous black waves that loom twenty feet tall to save distressed seamen, and brave the cruelest and most desolate deserts to recover victims. U.S. Air Force pararescuemen have played a prominent role in every armed conflict since the Korean War, rescuing thousands of soldiers from behind enemy lines. Guardian Angel provides a rare glimpse at a PJ's mind-blowing adventures. You follow Sgt. Sine's trek across exotic lands and share his encounters with mysterious cultures. Learn what it takes to lower from a helicopter onto the slippery decks of storm-tossed ships to rescue dying sailors. Feel what it's like to be caught in the middle of a bomb blast so powerful that it tears high-rise buildings in half, and flattens armored vehicles hundreds of yards away. Soar high above towering jungle trees and experience the danger of swinging on a slim cable below a helicopter while performing a mid-air rescue of a pilot, dangling from his chute a hundred feet above a mountain slope. Go to war in Afghanistan and parachute onto a nocturnal battlefield surrounded by land mines to help a mortally wounded soldier. This is a deadly serious business: when things go wrong, they can go terribly wrong. Aircraft crash into mountainsides, killing all onboard, while some PJs live through horrendous helicopter crashes only to struggle with freezing temperatures, snapped limbs and torn flesh in a desperate fight for survival. This book presents true stories of uncommon courage told from the perspective of the actual men in the arena. PJ's belong to an exclusive brotherhood and forge unbreakable bonds of loyalty, commitment, and sacrifice. They do these things for their country, to protect their brothers in arms, and to honor their motto: "That Others May Live."

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Case Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
ISBN-10
161200251x
ISBN-13
9781612002514
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23038444055

Product Key Features

Book Title
Guardian Angel : Life and Death Adventures with Pararescue, the World's Most Powerful Commando Rescue Force
Author
William F. Sine
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Special Forces, Military / United States, Military
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
240 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ug633
Reviews
...a fabulous read, filled with heroism, history nd hi-jinks....Reading this book will give you a history of an elite group of servicemen that few have ever heard of...writing style is fluent and dynamic..., Rather than being a history of the Pararescuemen, Bill Sine has written a book which is a collection of extended vignettes about his career in the PJs. Some are very funny and some are (given the nature of their work) sad; all demonstrate that combination of professionalism and calculated risk-taking that seems to be inherent in this trade. Some of the history is given as part of the stories but the focus is the men and the tale....brings his subject to life and most definitely explains why Pararescuemen can be regarded as a highly-specialised, highly-capable force. I recommend this book to anyone who might even be vaguely interested in the subject or who just enjoys stories from lesser-known parts of the military.
Table of Content
Introduction Chapter 1: Into The Valley Chapter 2: Pararescue Selection Chapter 3: England Chapter 4: Okinawa Chapter 5: Philippines Chapter 6: Ethiopia Chapter 7: Iceland Chapter 8: Khobar Towers Chapter 9: Trouble Comes In Threes Chapter 10: Casualties Of War Chapter 11: To Boldly Go Chapter 12: Yemen Chapter 13: Warrior Down Chapter 14: Life After Pararescue
Copyright Date
2014
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
358.40973
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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