Ghostriders 1968-1975

"Mors De Caelis" Combat History of the AC-130 Spectre Gunship, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia (Ghostriders, 1)

De: William Walters

Narrado por: Pete Bradbury

If necessity is the mother of invention, the AC-130 gunship was definitely her offspring.

Ghostriders: Mors De Caelis is a comprehensive history of AC-130 gunship combat operations in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The story begins with the first AC-130 in 1968 and ends in 1975 at the end of the war in Vietnam. It tells the life and death stories of Spectre crews, who faced extreme danger while hunting trucks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail and providing fire support for US and allied ground forces. Though the AC-130 was credited with 10,000 trucks destroyed, this phenomenal achievement came with a hefty price. Fifty-two Spectre crewmen and six AC-130s were lost during combat operations in Laos and Vietnam.

Written in third-person omniscient point of view by an experienced combat veteran and Spectre historian, all aspects of the story are derived from official declassified records and personal interviews. The level of detail and context figuratively puts the listener in the aircraft as an observer, flying alongside a Spectre crew in combat. Above all, this is the story of Spectre - accurate, detailed, compelling, and unique.

©2022 William Walters (P)2022 Recorded Books

Very good concise history.

Great listen. Only negative I can come up with, and although minor, I wish the narrator would have said triple A instead of AAA.

Very interesting history

Very good review of the history of the ac130 gunship and the tactics employed during Viet Nam.

Awesome book! Well done Chief Walters!

This was a well written book that covers one of the best aircraft in the USAF's inventory.

Outstanding

Outstanding book and great listen on audio. The history of how the most heavily armed close air support platform and the problems it caused the enemy.

Great research

The book is a great research into AC-130 history and it’s operations in Vietnam War. It’s definitely not a memoir, however it includes some memoir-like accounts, it would better be sold off as an university degree research paper. Not a boring book by any means, however I wished for a more riveting read. Well narrated as well, although the reader could pronounce abbreviations as they are normally pronounced and not spelling them like we’re on some spelling competition.

Book well worth the time.

This book explains the impact the ac130 had on the Ho chi min trail. if you are an aviation buff, worth the time.

AWESOME!!

I absolutely love hearing the exploits of the aircraft I worked on, a big ole smile would smear across my face when I would hear a familiar tail number.

Huge effect with small budget!

Miss my short time with these wonderful machines. Thanks you for the history lesson and paying respect to the past.