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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBeginning in the late 1960s, the US military began a program called Igloo White, deploying a network of sensors, orbiting aircraft, monitoring devices, technicians, and computing equipment designed to detect and track enemy movements in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Thoroughly approving of this electronic wall both in concept and in practice, Tambini (a retired aerospace technical and logistics field representative) details its underlying technologies and describes how they were deployed and utilized in theater. He argues that the system was a significant success in disrupting the logistics of the North Vietnamese and their allies, even if it was a success within the midst of a failed war. * Reference and Research Book News, August 2007 *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Map of Infiltration Routes Part 2 Preface Part 3 Acknowledgments Part 4 Acronyms and Abbreviations Part 5 1 Establishing the Electronic Wall Part 6 2 Air-Delivered Devices Part 7 3 Hand Emplacement Devices Part 8 4 Airborne Sensor Delivery Systems Part 9 5 Naval Sea Patrol and Delivery Part 10 6 Data Relay Aircraft Part 11 7 Data Processing Part 12 8 Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Night Observation (STANO) Program Part 13 9 Airborne Attack Part 14 10 The 25th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Ubon Part 15 11 Vietnamization of the Sensor System: Project Tight Jaw Part 16 12 Conclusion Part 17 Appendixes Part 18 Attachments Part 19 Photos Part 20 Additional Sources Part 21 Index Part 22 About the Author
