{"product_id":"speed-of-heat-thomas-w-young-9780786437986","title":"Speed of Heat: An Airlift Wing at War in Iraq and Afghanistan","description":"\u003cp\u003e With its fleet of large transport aircraft, the United States military can put personnel and equipment anywhere on the globe within hours. In the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in particular, virtually every soldier, every bullet, every pint of blood, and every bite of food have arrived in the war zone by airlift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book tells the story of one Air National Guard airlift wing as related by its members. The 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard consisted of a squadron of 12 C-130 cargo planes, their crews, and all the supporting sections--in all, more than 1,200 people. The author, a former Associated Press reporter turned aviator, flew as an active member of that unit and interviewed nearly 70 servicemen and women for this book. They include aircrews who dodged heat-seeking missiles, mechanics who made combat repairs, flight nurses who treated and transported the wounded, even two motor pool truck drivers struck by a roadside bomb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas W. Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786437987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786437986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.54w x 0.63d","brand":"Thomas W. Young","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926036316415,"sku":"9780786437986","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f5f05d17-d14c-40be-824b-a247a0048a25.jpg?v=1681080826","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/speed-of-heat-thomas-w-young-9780786437986","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}