![]() Horner describes the strange rules of engagement dictated to the military in Vietnam from LBJ’s far-off Washington, where politicians often bypassed the advice of military leaders in a policy of “Graduated Pressure” that prolonged the war and caused casualties to mount. ![]() The duo portray an air-warrior culture shaped by the perennial possibility of death, whether in the exacting training or in combat. KIRKUS REVIEW.partners with Horner, a Vietnam fighter pilot who rose to general and commander of the Desert Storm air offensive, to narrate the Gulf War from the top commanders” vantage point. ![]() The book is mostly written by Tom Clancy with sections where he uses General Horner's own words. It is partially a biography of General Chuck Horner (CENTAF during Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield), but mostly it is a study of the command decisions, preparations, and execution of air war of Operation Desert Storm. ![]() Every Man a Tiger (1999) is Tom Clancy's second book in his "Study in Command" series. ![]()
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