Mike Verier Libri

An extensively illustrated and well researched history of the Cobra helicopter and the various landmarks that have characterised it's service career.Relays the story of the Cobra's development from original concept to details of contemporary employment and usage. Includes first hand accounts, photographs and air craft profiles.

Today, as America's only fully airborne qualified division, the 82nd is the spearhead of the US Army's quick-reaction forces - the first unit into any world trouble spot - as in the recent Gulf War. This book provides a photographic account of the unit's organization, tactics and weaponry.