An account of the McGowan and Coleman families of West Tennessee and the Biggart, Carter and Davidson families that formed them. This is not a genealogical study but a book about the two families aimed primarily at their descendants.
An account of the McGowan and Coleman families of West Tennessee and the Biggart, Carter and Davidson families that formed them. This is not a genealo...
A novel of the Vietnam War; The Cave tells the story of a young Tennessee farm boy who is shot down over Laos while on a classified mission in 1966 and finds sanctuary in a huge cave. The Cave is a story of survival and triumph over adversity.
A novel of the Vietnam War; The Cave tells the story of a young Tennessee farm boy who is shot down over Laos while on a classified mission in 1966 an...
HAULING TRASH is Sam McGowan's account of his experiences as a US Air Force aircrew member in the Vietnam Era. It starts with an account of his boyhood on a West Tennessee cotton farm, then moves into his military experiences, beginning in July 1963. Over the next twelve years he not only saw a good part of the world, he saw combat in Southeast Asia as a C-130 crewmember. During his first overseas tour at Naha, Okinawa he flew dangerous forward air controller/flare missions over North Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos. After an eighteen month sojurn as a C-141 crewmember in Military...
HAULING TRASH is Sam McGowan's account of his experiences as a US Air Force aircrew member in the Vietnam Era. It starts with an account of his boyhoo...
A collection of Sam McGowan's articles on World War II, some of which were published in World War II and WW II History magazines. Included are articles on the attack on Clark Field, Pappy Gunn, a comparison of the B-17 and B-24, the development of the atomic bomb and a discussion of a long-classified report on the Japanese generals responsible for defending Kyushu.
A collection of Sam McGowan's articles on World War II, some of which were published in World War II and WW II History magazines. Included are article...
Two Years In The Sky is the story of one pilot's life, which covers a period of almost half a century during which he logged almost 17,000 hours of flight time as a pilot. It describes the author's progression from student pilot in a military flying club on Okinawa through a career as a flight instructor, air taxi pilot and corporate pilot, simulator instructor and his final years in aviation as a contract pilot. He describes in no uncertain times how the aviation industry has changed dramatically since the 1960s, and not in a postive way.
Two Years In The Sky is the story of one pilot's life, which covers a period of almost half a century during which he logged almost 17,000 hours of fl...
Anything, Anywhere, Anytime, Second Edition, is a revision of the 2011 publication. Included are additional information on the Bamboo Fleet, a rag-tag group of airmen who flew supplies to Bataan in single-engine airplanes in the last weeks of the battle for the Philippines. Other chapters have been rewritten for clarity and to provide additional information for the reader's edification.
Anything, Anywhere, Anytime, Second Edition, is a revision of the 2011 publication. Included are additional information on the Bamboo Fleet, a rag-tag...
In early 1969 Vietnam veteran Toby Carter returns to combat right after the war has reached the apex of its intensity. During the year and a half he has been gone, the grunts began referring to the C-130s he flies as "mortar magnets." His new assignment is with a C-130 wing at Clark Air Base, Philippines, where he gets a huge surprise that reveals that his life has changed forever; he just didn't know it.
In early 1969 Vietnam veteran Toby Carter returns to combat right after the war has reached the apex of its intensity. During the year and a half he h...
