US Army AH-1 Cobra Units in Vietnam

by Jonathan Bernstein, Jim Laurier (Illustrator)

Overview

Bell's AH-1 Cobra was the first dedicated helicopter gunship to reach frontline service anywhere in the world. Developed as a private venture by the manufacturer, and based on the mechanics of the ubiquitous UH-1 Huey, the Cobra proved a huge success once introduced into combat with the US Army in 1966. Built as a key weapon in the Advanced Aerial Fire Support System concept of 1965, the AH-1 was one of the few aircraft to reach the combat zone after actual combat experience went into its design. The AH-1 helped reduce the losses being suffered by vulnerable troop transport helicopters by providing effective fire suppression during airmobile operations. This book explores its history, technology and crew.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782006824
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	11/20/2012
Series:	Combat Aircraft , #41
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Jonathan Bernstein is a full-time research historian for a major military museum is the US, specialising in the collection of oral histories from servicemen involved in the Vietnam War.

Jim Laurier attended Paier School of Art in Hamden and has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration ever since. As a pilot he combines his love of history with his flying experiences to create some of the most realistic and historically accurate aviation paintings seen today. Jim has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon and has been published in many books, magazines, and calendars.
Jonathan Bernstein is an aviation author, historian, former attack helicopter pilot and current director of the US Army Air Defense Artillery Museum. He is the author of three Osprey Combat Aircraft volumes, and has also had books published by Squadron/Signal Publications and Elephant Books. Jonathan is a frequent contributor to National Guard Magazine, Supply Line and Armor Journal.
Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974–78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1	Development	6
Chapter 2	1967 - Beginnings	11
Chapter 3	1968 - Trial by Fire	17
Chapter 4	1969 - Peak Strength	31
Chapter 5	1970 - Unleashed Into Cambodia	44
Chapter 6	1971 - Vietnamization	68
Chapter 7	1972 - Invasion from the North	77
Chapter 8	1973 - Endgame	84
	Appendices	86
	Colour Plates Commentary	89
	Index	96