Leave No Man Behind: The Saga of Combat Search and Rescue Hardcover - 2009

Author George Galdorisi flew U.S. Navy search and rescue in the early 1970s, manning Vietnam-era helicopters with pilots from the initial cadre of navy CSAR teams. His flying career continued for over a quarter-century, culminating with state-of-the-art CSAR helicopters aboard U.S. aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf. He has written about naval combat operations in a wide range of articles in professional journals and has published two successful novels of naval combat: The Coronado Conspiracy and For Duty and Honor. Author Tom Phillips began his U.S. Navy career flying attack helicopters in Vietnam, including POW rescue operations with Navy SEALs. He continued flying in squadrons sprinkled with other CSAR veterans of Vietnam before moving into operational staff positions and, after retirement from active duty, was intimately involved in developing training materials for current CSAR pilots. He now works as a Navy tactics analyst and a flight simulator instructor training today\u00b9s rescue crews.Tom Phillips began his U.S. Navy career flying attack helicopters in Vietnam, including POW rescue operations with Navy SEALs. He continued flying in squadrons sprinkled with other CSAR veterans of Vietnam before moving into operational staff positions and, after retirement from active duty, was intimately involved in developing training materials for current CSAR pilots. He now works as a Navy tactics analyst and a flight simulator instructor training today\u00b9s rescue crews.