Lot 608A

"The Ravens" by Cristopher Robbins VINTAGE 1987 Hardcover History Of Military Operations During America's Secret War In Laos 1st Edition 1st Printing in DJ

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"The Ravens" by Cristopher Robbins VINTAGE 1987 Hardcover History Of Military Operations During America's Secret War In Laos 1st Edition 1st Printing in DJ

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by The Book Barn
August 13, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
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VINTAGE 1987 Hardcover History Of Military Operations During America's Secret War In Laos 1st Edition 1st Printing in Dust Jacket. "The Ravens" by Cristopher Robbins. HARDCOVER 1987 Crown Publisher's Stated 1st Edition, 1st Printing w/ "First Edition" & numbers 1-10 on copyright page. Exactly as shown in listing scan(s). Nice Collectible hardcover 1st Edition 1st Printing copy In Dust Jacket. UNCOMMON VIET NAM/INDO-CHINA MILITARY TITLE AS 1ST/1ST IN DJ.

"In 1961-75 the CIA ran a secret war in Laos, using Hmong tribesmen & covert U.S. Air Force air support. "Ravens," forward air controllers (FACs), flew low & slow over the battlefields. Robbins has compiled a remarkably detailed and gripping log on the US Air Force pilots who flew in defense of the small landlocked nation that borders on China as well as Vietnam. Known as Ravens, these officially nonexistent volunteers served six-month tours of duty in the so-called Steve Canyon Program. From remote outposts in Indochina's "other theater," they flew hair. raising, low-level missions in prop-driven spotter planes to direct air strikes on North Vietnamese troops and supply columns on the Ho Chi Minh trail or into Laos."

Illustrated w/ photos. Internally tight & unmarked. Binding Exterior; all lettering/decoration bright. Light handling wear to SELDOM PRESENT $19.95 unclipped DJ in Mylar Protector. ALL ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED, NOT DEFECTIVE, & GENUINE."

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