A Savage Joy
A Savage Joy by David Lee Corley is a gripping narrative published by White Mountain Commercial LLC in October 2022. This edition spans 338 pages and is presented in English. The story centers around the “Black Widow,” a CIA gunship equipped with high-speed Gatling guns, tasked with intercepting North Vietnamese supply convoys along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. With no insignias and painted black for stealth, the aircraft becomes a formidable force in the night sky, feared by enemy troops who refer to it as a “dragon.”
Readers will find a detailed exploration of high-stakes military operations as Tom Coyle and his crew undertake perilous missions in the treacherous mountains of Laos. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of the escalating Vietnam War, highlighting various historical events and battles such as Operation Flaming Dart and the Battle of LZ X-Ray. A Savage Joy immerses readers in the tension and suspense of aerial combat, showcasing the relentless struggle between the CIA’s covert operations and the North Vietnamese forces determined to protect their supply lines.
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It’s called the “Black Widow”, a CIA gunship with three high-speed Gatling guns tasked with interdicting North Vietnamese weapon and supply convoys on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. It has no insignias or markings. Painted black it is invisible in the night’s sky… until it strikes. The communist troops call it a “dragon” because of its red tongues of fire that reach down from the heavens and consume whatever they touch. Officially the Black Widow doesn’t exist and neither does Tom Coyle its pilot.
Coyle and his crew fly the world’s most dangerous combat missions in the steep mountains of Laos. The jungle-covered slopes are impenetrable and a death sentence for any unlucky aircrews that crash in them.
Desperate to keep their supply lines open, the North Vietnamese deploy their most powerful anti-aircraft guns to hunt the dragonship. To cut off the communist troops already in-country, Coyle and his crew will tempt fate to annihilate the convoys before they enter South Vietnam. It’s a high-stakes game of cat and mouse… where the loser dies.
Like all books in the airmen series, A Savage Joy is based on historical events and real people. It’s full of military action and suspense. As the Vietnam War escalates, it seems nothing can stop it.
A Savage Joy storyline includes:
- Assault on Camp Holloway
- Battle of Ban Ken Bridge
- Operation Flaming Dart
- Operation Rolling Thunder
- Operation Steel Tiger
- Battle of Song Be
- Battle of Ba Gia
- Battle of Plei Me
- Battle of LZ X-Ray
- Battle of LZ Albany
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