Arsenal: AC-130 Gunship over the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Vietnam War
A story of persistent firepower and improvisation, told through the aircrews who circled in the dark and the convoys trying to slip past them.
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A story of persistent firepower and improvisation, told through the aircrews who circled in the dark and the convoys trying to slip past them.
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