LEADER 03808nam 2200613 450 001 9910793457403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-61277-811-9 010 $a1-61277-810-0 035 $a(CKB)4100000007804817 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5725782 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5725782 035 $a(OCoLC)1089972695 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007804817 100 $a20190329d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWitnessing the American century $evia Berlin, Pearl Harbor, Vietnam, and the Straits of Florida /$fCapt. Allen Colby Brady, USN ; with Dawn Quarles 210 1$aKent, Ohio :$cKent State University Press,$d[2019] 210 4$dİ2019 215 $a1 online resource (222 pages) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-60635-362-4 327 $aA flash of orange light -- Heartbreak Hotel -- The code -- Little Vegas -- My friend Fred and our pet spider -- To China in the springtime -- An exotic world -- War -- Academy man -- Boring holes in the sky -- Operation Hardtack -- Old, bold pilots -- Bahia de Cochinos -- Greek games -- Brinkmanship -- Good morning, Vietnam -- The Third Geneva Convention -- Uncle Ho -- The Cuban program -- Your blue suit -- Escape -- The Bob and Ed show -- Independence and happiness, but not freedom -- Living with prosperity -- Son Tay Raid -- Release -- Homecoming -- Matwing One -- A new life, a new Navy -- Retirement -- Mariel Boatlift -- So much for retirement -- Reunion -- "Where do we get such men?" -- Epilogue. 330 $a"The rise of Adolf Hitler, America's Great Depression in the heartland, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, American life following World War II, the Korean War, America's development of atomic weapons in the Cold War age, the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, and the Mariel boatlift. Captain Allen Brady not only witnessed all of these events but actually participated in them, in many instances as a US Naval Aviator. So many Americans and global citizens alike are not even aware of the importance of these pivotal moments; as generations age and pass on, without important accounts like this one, much is forgotten. More than just a memoir, Brady's book is an important document from one of the last of his generation, reminding us of the pivotal moments that should not be lost to history. Witnessing the American Century is Captain Brady's firsthand account of his incredible life, and his memories elucidate America's role in the most significant world events from the previous century."--Provided by publisher. 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xPrisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese 606 $aFighter pilots$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aPrisoners of war$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aPrisoners of war$zVietnam$vBiography 606 $aVeterans$zFlorida$vBiography 606 $aSailors$zFlorida$vBiography 606 $aPearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941$vPersonal narratives, American 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$vPersonal narratives, American 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xPrisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese. 615 0$aFighter pilots 615 0$aPrisoners of war 615 0$aPrisoners of war 615 0$aVeterans 615 0$aSailors 615 0$aPearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975 676 $a959.70437 700 $aBrady$b Allen Colby$cCapt.,$f1929-$01517460 702 $aQuarles$b Dawn 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793457403321 996 $aWitnessing the American century$93754561 997 $aUNINA