{"product_id":"flying-the-line-jay-lacklen-9781626524736","title":"Flying the Line: An Air Force Pilot's Journey: Pilot Training, Vietnam, SAC, 1970-1979","description":"Embarking on an insightful journey through the 1970s American military, Jay Lacklen takes you on an enthralling adventure from pilot training to his surreal, nightmarish B-52 bomb run during the Vietnam War.\u003cp\u003e Bringing a fresh perspective to the era, Lacklen shows how the military draft diverted him from a prospective journalism career into an Air Force cockpit. He speaks to the reader as a writer trying to become a pilot rather than the other way around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ensnaring you with accounts of bomb runs over Cambodia and several episodes of his aircraft on the verge of crashing, Lacklen delves into the darkest moments of a pilot's life with a writer's eye for detail and descriptive ability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Difficult subjects are faced head on, including encounters with hookers in Southeast Asia, a nuanced view of the North Vietnamese Army, and a surprising perspective on the Vietnam War protests including actress and activist Jane Fonda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is a journey all students of the Vietnam War era should undertake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jay Lacklen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1626524734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626524736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Two Harbors Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jay Lacklen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43979430723839,"sku":"9781626524736","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e3db4d2-0010-48b7-862d-70a1a500481b.jpg?v=1683245500","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/flying-the-line-jay-lacklen-9781626524736","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}