Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air University Press, 1997. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. xiii, [1], 280, [2] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Topics addressed include: Close Air Support, Air Superiority, Pusan, Yalu, Command and Control, Mosquito Operations, Counterinsurgency, Gulf of Tonkin, Visual Reconnaissance, Air Operations, Commando Sabre, Lam Son 719, Interdiction, Operation Linebacker. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Gary R. Lester, Ph.D. was born August 3, 1947. After graduating from Wichita State University, he followed his father into military service in 1969 and was a veteran combat pilot. He retired from the Air Force in 1990 after 22 years of service that included two tours in Vietnam and earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, and Air Force Commendation Medal, among other honors. After retiring in 1992, he obtained his doctorate in military history from Florida State University and began a second career as a college professor. He was the author of the seminal work, Mosquitoes to Wolves: The Evolution of the Forward Air Controller. In 2004, he returned to the Air Force in a civilian role as an official historian, documenting the war in Iraq. More