{"product_id":"2940158586774","title":"From Both Sides Now","description":"His career really started in the seemingly endless, hot, sweaty, often bloody infantry battles in Vietnam and moved to high-altitude supersonic fighter engagements in the Middle East lasting only seconds.  Steve Stevenson mixed two seeming disparate careers into one.  Not appreciated nor welcomed home by a misinformed American public, Steve and the Vietnam era troops performed every challenging task assigned.  Turned down by Army Aviation, Steve found an alternate route into the sky.  Air Force fighters!\u003cbr\u003eKnown by his Air Force call sign \"Grunt\" in F-4s, he pushed the importance of and need for Close Air Support of the ground troops, to an extent that occasionally got him in trouble.  Steve takes you into the life of young paratroopers in combat, into the untold lives and actions of US Special Forces, into the rowdy squadrons and cramped cockpits of fighter pilots.  Along the way, he preaches Jointness and inter-service cooperation that is accepted by the \"boots on the ground\", but often opposed by the parochialism of senior leaders in all services.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Vietnam War, Yom Kippur War, Turkish Invasion of Cyprus, Desert Storm to \"black\" special ops, Steve volunteered for or was at the right place at the right time.  He captures the comradeship, dedication, sacrifices of our warriors and their families, raucous parties and the heartbreak of friends lost.\u003cbr\u003eIn every organization, Steve believed people were his greatest assets and he rewarded his troops, even when it may have been unauthorized.  But, higher headquarters will never know. \u003cbr\u003eCome along on the ride to look \"at clouds from both sides now, from up and down.\"","brand":"NewFawn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104097714416,"sku":"2940158586774","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158586774_p0.jpg?v=1764173861","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158586774","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}