Air America
Air America - a secret airline run by the CIA - flew missions no one else would touch, from General Claire Cennault's legendary Flying Tigers in WW II to two brutal decades cruising over the bomb-savaged jungles of Southeast Asia.
Their pilots dared all and did all - a high-rolling, fast-playing bunch of has-beens and hellraisers whose motto was 'Anything, Anywhere, Anytime'.Whether it was delivering food and weapons or spooks and opium, Air America was the one airline where you didn't need reservations - just a hell of a lot of courage and a willingness to fly to the bitter end.Christopher Robbins is a well-known journalist who has written for The Daily Telegraph, The Observer, The Independent, The Times and The Sunday Times. He lives in London.
Author: Christopher Robbins
Format: Paperback, 384 pages, 133mm x 196mm, 288 g
Published: 2012, Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Genre: Current Affairs & Issues
Air America - a secret airline run by the CIA - flew missions no one else would touch, from General Claire Cennault's legendary Flying Tigers in WW II to two brutal decades cruising over the bomb-savaged jungles of Southeast Asia.
Their pilots dared all and did all - a high-rolling, fast-playing bunch of has-beens and hellraisers whose motto was 'Anything, Anywhere, Anytime'.Whether it was delivering food and weapons or spooks and opium, Air America was the one airline where you didn't need reservations - just a hell of a lot of courage and a willingness to fly to the bitter end.Christopher Robbins is a well-known journalist who has written for The Daily Telegraph, The Observer, The Independent, The Times and The Sunday Times. He lives in London.