{"product_id":"9781612349794-bloody-16","title":"Bloody Sixteen","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe USS Oriskany and Air Wing 16 During the Vietnam War\u003cbr\u003eFey explores how the disconnect between failed military strategy and the reality the crew of CVW-16 faced during Operation Rolling Thunder resulted in the highest loss rate of any carrier air wing during Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrategy and reality collide in Peter Fey’s gripping history of aircraft carrier USS \u003ci\u003eOriskany\u003c\/i\u003e’s three deployments to Vietnam with Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16).\u003c\/b\u003e Its tours coincided with the most dangerous phases of Operation Rolling Thunder, the ill-fated bombing campaign against North Vietnam, and accounted for a quarter of all the naval aircraft lost during Rolling Thunder-the highest loss rate of any carrier air wing during Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e               \u003cbr\u003e The Johnson administration’s policy of gradually applied force meant that \u003ci\u003eOriskany\u003c\/i\u003e arrived on station just as previous restrictions were lifted and bombing raids increased. As a result CVW-16 pilots paid a heavy price as they ventured into areas previously designated off-limits by Washington, DC. Named after one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War, the \u003ci\u003eOriskany\u003c\/i\u003e lived up to its name. After two years of suffering heavy losses, the ship caught fire-a devastating blow given the limited number of carriers deployed. With only three months allotted for repairs, \u003ci\u003eOriskany\u003c\/i\u003e deployed a third and final time and ultimately lost more than half of its aircraft and more than a third of its pilots.\u003cbr\u003e               \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe valor and battle accomplishments displayed by \u003ci\u003eOriskany\u003c\/i\u003e’s aviators are legendary, but the story of their service has been lost in the disastrous fray of the war itself. Fey portrays the \u003ci\u003eOriskany\u003c\/i\u003e and its heroes in an indelible memorial to the fallen of CVW-16 in hopes that the lessons learned from such strategic disasters are not forgotten in today’s sphere of war-bent politics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40854264250465,"sku":"9781612349794","price":36.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37623030_31e3d583-d64a-4de6-ac11-efed9da7d193.jpg?v=1762224371","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781612349794-bloody-16","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}