{"product_id":"bloody-sixteen-peter-fey-9781640123106","title":"Bloody Sixteen: The USS Oriskany and Air Wing 16 During the Vietnam War","description":"Strategy 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). 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Fey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640123105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640123106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Potomac Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Peter Fey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045375439103,"sku":"9781640123106","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2dc5b8b9-23a4-42e1-a1e2-e73df9d67dad.jpg?v=1684978374","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bloody-sixteen-peter-fey-9781640123106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}