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title: "Over the Beach: The Air War in Vietnam"
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# Over the Beach: The Air War in Vietnam

**Brand:** zalin grant
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## Customer Reviews

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    The Hunters on Yankee Station
  

*by T***D on Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2011*

This was a good book that mostly follows the F-8 Crusader pilots of VF-162 "The Hunters" on the USS Oriskany during two tours in Vietnam in 1966-68.It reads sort of non-linearly in that it jumps around between the stories of the different pilots in the squadron and intertwines them all together.  The book also includes the story of an A-4 pilot who was on the Oriskany during this time, and it includes the story of his wife back in the States, both of which are also intertwined in amongst the stories of the F-8 pilots."Over The Beach" is great when it shows you who these pilots are and how they deal with performing their duties in their squadron.  When they're not flying, a lot of the pilots party hard and drink heavy, some have affairs, and others are deeply religious and committed.  The management of all these different personalities by the commanding officers becomes very interesting, especially when one pilot seems to shirk his combat duties and others start resenting him.I wanted to like this book a lot, but it unfortunately detours a lot to the wife of the A-4 pilot.  My question is, why not follow a wife of one of the pilots from VF-162?  In my opinion it would have served the book better to just stay focused solely on the pilots and wives of "The Hunters" because that is the real story of this book.I have the 2005 paperback edition and except for the exceptional F-8 photo on the front cover, there are no photos included, and it really could've used some to help tell the stories.  A great visual supplement I recommend is Osprey's "F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War" which has several photos and illustrations of the aircraft and pilots of VF-162, including a squadron photo from 1967 where you can put faces to the names of the pilots.Overall this was a good read and a great look into an F-8 fighter squadron on Yankee Station.

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    The machismo of jet jockets written with heartstrings.
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2013*

As a writer of this time period myself, with 

  










  
  
    
  , I found Over the Beach a compelling tale.  Grant finds a way to write the truth about the airwar, packing a punch of reality, yet weaving the story with genuine emotion.  He tells the pilot's tales with honesty, zeroing in on their true emotions.  Heady egoism juxtapositioned with abject fear and horror.  He addresses the conflicts of dutiful patriotism with skeptical resistance of the expected duties.I loved it!  So many military accounts are written dry, void of true emotion.  Zalin Grant has a knack for illuminating the true inner stories of the war.  Conflicted expectations.  The frustrations of the pilots.  The inevitable, horrific mishaps that cost lives during wartime.  Even more important, he includes the unsung virtues and actions of the Navy wives.  All of the desperate, anxiety-rife waiting.  The frustration at an administration who expected dutiful silence.What a fanstastic and realist account of the air war in Vietnam.  It's not only a strong read, it is a MUST READ.

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    The "feel" of combat...without being shot at.
  

*by F***E on Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2013*

The author effectively caught the "flavor" of a Navy fighter squadron during the war in Vietnam. The strengths and weaknesses of the members if the squadron is accurately portrayed, as is similar traits of some of ther wives. The book is primarily about courage and fear, professional jealousy and dedication. The flying details are not overly technical, so the book will appeal to a broad spectrum of readers. Anyone interested in the reality of Naval Aviation will be captivated by "Over the Beach."

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