"Discover how the helicopter's unique abilities allow fully equipped troops to be delivered to the battlefield at unprecedented speeds to make surprise assaults. Learn how the assault helicopter has developed to become a complex and sophisticated machine, supported in action by heavily armed gunship helicopters." -- Back of container.

Late at night, the president rushes through the pounding rain to Marine One. His advisors plead with him not to fly, but he insists. He has arranged a meeting that only three people in his administration know about. In the midst of a brutal thunderstorm on the way to Camp David, Marine One crashes into a ravine, killing all aboard.

When the government blames the European manufacturer of the helicopter for killing the president, Mike Nolan,

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Find out how the US entered the conflict in Southeast Asia and how US tacticians planned to bring the war to a swift end through sustained bombing campaigns. Follow the large scale use of helicopters for the first time in combat, functioning as troop transports, flying gunships and rescue aircraft. Understand the role of the "Huey"; the workhorse of the war in Vietnam. Discover the wide variety of aircraft employed in Vietnam, ranging from MiG-killing...