Background
Thompson, Wayne Wray was born on January 30, 1945 in Wichita. Son of Clarence William and Elaine Maxine (Wray) Thompson.
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To Hanoi and Back By Wayne Thompson (2000 Copy)
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YJOLO1C/?tag=2022091-20
To Hanoi And Back: The Usaf And North Vietnam, 1966-1973 1st edition by Thompson, Wayne (2000) Paperback
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TO HANOI & BACK: The U.S. Air Force and North Vietnam, 1966-1973
(After nearly eighteen months of the largely unsuccessful ...)
After nearly eighteen months of the largely unsuccessful bombing campaign called Operation Rolling Thunder, the US Air Force began to look for ways to overcome technological, geographical, and political challenges in North Vietnam and use limited air power more effectively. In 1972 the two Linebacker campaigns joined with other air operations to make a dramatic, although temporary, difference. While they unleashed powerful B-52 area bombers, the campaigns also demonstrated the efficacy of newly developed laser-guided precision bombs. Drawing upon twenty years of research in classified records, Wayne Thompson integrates operational, political, and personal detail to present a full history of the Air Force role in the war against North Vietnam. He provides an unprecedented view of the motivations and actions of the people involved—from aircrews to generals to politicians—in every phase of the air campaigns. He outlines, for instance, the political reasons for President Johnson's reluctance to use B-52 bombers against major North Vietnamese targets. He also examines how the media influenced US policy and how US prisoners became the war's most celebrated heroes. The war in Southeast Asia ultimately pushed the Air Force toward adopting more flexible tactics and incorporating increasingly sophisticated weapons that would shape later conflicts.
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To Hanoi And Back: The Usaf And North Vietnam, 1966-1973
(Book by Thompson, Wayne)
Book by Thompson, Wayne
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0756739551/?tag=2022091-20
To Hanoi and Back: The U.S. Air Force and North Vietnam, 1966-1973
(After nearly eighteen months of the largely unsuccessful ...)
After nearly eighteen months of the largely unsuccessful bombing campaign called Operation Rolling Thunder, the US Air Force began to look for ways to overcome technological, geographical, and political challenges in North Vietnam and use limited air power more effectively. In 1972 the two Linebacker campaigns joined with other air operations to make a dramatic, although temporary, difference. While they unleashed powerful B-52 area bombers, the campaigns also demonstrated the efficacy of newly developed laser-guided precision bombs. Drawing upon twenty years of research in classified records, Wayne Thompson integrates operational, political, and personal detail to present a full history of the Air Force role in the war against North Vietnam. He provides an unprecedented view of the motivations and actions of the people involved—from aircrews to generals to politicians—in every phase of the air campaigns. He outlines, for instance, the political reasons for President Johnson's reluctance to use B-52 bombers against major North Vietnamese targets. He also examines how the media influenced US policy and how US prisoners became the war's most celebrated heroes. The war in Southeast Asia ultimately pushed the Air Force toward adopting more flexible tactics and incorporating increasingly sophisticated weapons that would shape later conflicts.
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Wayne Wray Thompson
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Wayne Wray Thompson, American historian. Served with Army of the United States, 1971-1972. Member American History Association, Organization American Historians, Air Force History Foundation, Air Force Association, Society Historians American Foreign Relations, Society Military History, United States Commission Military History, Phi Beta Kappa, Cosmos Club (Washington).
Education
Bachelor, Union College, Schenectady, 1967; student, University St. Andrews, Scotland, 1965-1966; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego, 1975.
Career
Historian, United States Air Force, since 1975; historian, Checkmate Air Campaign Planning Group, 1990-1991; senior history advisor, Gulf War Air Power Survey, 1991-1993.
Achievements
Works
book
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TO HANOI & BACK: The U.S. Air Force and North Vietnam, 1966-1973
(After nearly eighteen months of the largely unsuccessful ...)
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To Hanoi and Back: The U.S. Air Force and North Vietnam, 1966-1973
(After nearly eighteen months of the largely unsuccessful ...)
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To Hanoi And Back: The Usaf And North Vietnam, 1966-1973
(Book by Thompson, Wayne)
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To Hanoi and Back By Wayne Thompson (2000 Copy)
(n/a)
- To Hanoi and Back: the USAF and North Vietnam, 1966 - 1973
- To Hanoi And Back: The Usaf And North Vietnam, 1966-1973 1st edition by Thompson, Wayne (2000) Paperback
- Air Leadership by Wayne Thompson (2012-06-18)
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TO HANOI & BACK: The U.S. Air Force and North Vietnam, 1966-1973
Membership
Served with Army of the United States, 1971-1972. Member American History Association, Organisation American Historians, Air Force History Foundation, Air Force Association, Society Historians American Foreign Rels., Society for Military History, United States Commision on Military History, Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces, Association Asian Studies, Asia Society, World History Association Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Lillian Evelyn Hurlburt, June 28, 1969 (divorced 1999). Married Geraldine Kelleher Richter, December 30 2000.
