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Captain Hook: A Pilot's Tragedy and Triumph in the Vietnam War
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Captain Hook: A Pilot's Tragedy and Triumph in the Vietnam War Hardcover - 1992

by Wynn F. Foster; Foreword by James B. Stockdale


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The author details his experiences as a naval aviator during the Vietnam War, the circumstances that led to the loss of his right arm during a combat mission, and his subsequent recovery from his life-altering injury.

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  • Title Captain Hook: A Pilot's Tragedy and Triumph in the Vietnam War
  • Author Wynn F. Foster; Foreword by James B. Stockdale
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Printing (
  • Pages 242
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher US Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.
  • Date 1992
  • ISBN 9781557502568 / 1557502560
  • Weight 1.37 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.24 x 6.25 x 1.04 in (23.47 x 15.88 x 2.64 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Personal, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Aerial operations,
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 92005089
  • Dewey Decimal Code 959.704
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