{"product_id":"a-savage-joy-hardcover","title":"A Savage Joy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Lee Corley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's called the \"Black Widow\", a CIA gunship with three high-speed Gatling guns tasked with interdicting North Vietnamese weapon and supply convoys on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. It has no insignias or markings. Painted black it is invisible in the night's sky... until it strikes. The communist troops call it a \"dragon\" because of its red tongues of fire that reach down from the heavens and consume whatever they touch. Officially the Black Widow doesn't exist and neither does Tom Coyle its pilot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoyle and his crew fly the world's most dangerous combat missions in the steep mountains of Laos. The jungle-covered slopes are impenetrable and a death sentence for any unlucky aircrews that crash in them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate to keep their supply lines open, the North Vietnamese deploy their most powerful anti-aircraft guns to hunt the dragonship. To cut off the communist troops already in-country, Coyle and his crew will tempt fate to annihilate the convoys before they enter South Vietnam. It's a high-stakes game of cat and mouse... where the loser dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike all books in the airmen series, A Savage Joy is based on historical events and real people. It's full of military action and suspense. As the Vietnam War escalates, it seems nothing can stop it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Savage Joy\u003c\/em\u003e storyline includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssault on Camp Holloway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattle of Ban Ken Bridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperation Flaming Dart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperation Rolling Thunder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperation Steel Tiger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattle of Song Be\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattle of Ba Gia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattle of Plei Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattle of LZ X-Ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattle of LZ Albany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 338\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720649052223,"sku":"9781959534013","price":51.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1e7bfd3b2748e5d072a445a68e2a056e.webp?v=1765089873","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-savage-joy-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}