The Pacific Ocean is a big place to patrol. Throw in the Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the South China Sea, and you have a tremendous strategic area, left largely to the US Navy and, since the start of aviation, that task has fallen increasingly to the Navy's Patrol arm. Captain Tom Spink's exciting new book "Pacific Patrol" is a much-needed overview of the untold stories of America's Pacific VP (Fixed-Wing Patrol) squadrons from the 60s to the late 80s. Captain Spink has gathered many riveting stories from a wide range of patrol aircrewmen which highlight the complex and often unheralded operations that helped our nation maintain its lead in antisubmarine warfare, surveillance, and intelligence during the Cold War. "Pacific Patrol" pulls readers into what it was really like to fly patrol missions and will make them want to learn more about these vital and exciting operations.
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