HERE THERE ARE TIGERS: The Secret Air War in Laos, 1968-69 by Maj. Reginald Hathorn, USAF Ret. NEW First Edition stated paperback, Stackpole Military History Series, 2008. At the chaotic height of the Vietnam War in 1968 and 1969, the author flew 229 combat missions as a forward air controller for the U.S. Air Force under the call sign of Nail 31. During both day and night, he piloted his Cessna 0-2 into Laos, where he inserted Special Forces teams, conducted missions with the CIA, helped rescue downed pilots, and called in air strikes against enemy targets on the Ho Chi Minh Trail-in a war which did not officially exist. 

NEW First Edition stated paperback, unread with pages and edges clean and unmarked. Cover shows no wear and only light storage scuffing. 6" x 9." Map, photos, appendix and text. 228 pgs.