Call Sign: Lightning (eBook)

Inside the Rowdy World and Risky Missions of the Marines' Elite ANGLICOs

Scott Messmore (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
400 Seiten
Stackpole Books (Verlag)
978-0-8117-6374-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The U.S. Marine Corps' Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Companies--usually referred to as ANGLICOs--are the unsung heroes of the U.S. military. Small squads of these marines are inserted deep behind enemy lines to identify targets and direct fire from aircraft, ground artillery, and naval guns. They are among the best of the best, and their radio call sign "e;Lightning"e; is recognized throughout the military as the gold standard of qualification and capability.

Autor

Scott Messmore served as an ANGLICO for twelve years and spent nearly twenty years reporting for various small newspapers in Florida. He lives in Boynton Beach, Florida.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 38 Illustrations including: - 38 Halftones, Color including Color Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Afghanistan War • Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Companies • ANGLICO • Desert Storm • elite forces • Iraq War • Marines • parachute forces • special Marine unit • Vietnam War
• ISBN-10: 0-8117-6374-9 / 0811763749
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8117-6374-5 / 9780811763745