Daughter Christina writes about her father, Robin Olds, who was an
extremely popular commander in Vietnam. Robin Olds was a larger-than-life hero
with a towering personality. A graduate of West Point and an inductee in the
National College Football Hall of Fame for his All-American performance for
Army, Olds was one of the toughest college football players at the time. In
WWII, Olds quickly became a top fighter pilot and squadron commander by the age
of 22—and an ace with 12 aerial victories. But it was in Vietnam where the man
became a legend. He arrived in 1966 to find a dejected group of pilots and
motivated them by placing himself on the flight schedule under officers junior
to himself, then challenging them to train him properly because he would soon be
leading them. Proving he wasn't a WWII retread, he led the wing with
aggressiveness, scoring another four confirmed kills, becoming a rare triple
ace. It is paperback, 416 pages and includes photos. Co-author is Ed
Rasimus.