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George
Nolly is the author of Hamfist Over The Trail: The Air Combat Adventures of Hamilton "Hamfist" Hancock,
Hamfist Down!: Evasion, Survival and Combat in the Jungle, Hamfist Over Hanoi: Wolfpack on the Prow, This
Is Your Captain Speaking: Insider Air Travel Secrets; and, This Is Your Captain Speaking: Layover Security for Road Warriors.
According
to the book description of Hamfist Over The Trail: The Air Combat Adventures of Hamilton "Hamfist" Hancock,
“It's 1968. Hamilton Hancock is on the fast track to become a fighter pilot. He is slated to fly an F-100, F-105 or
F-4 in Vietnam. Then, the "needs of the service" intervenes, and he is assigned to fly one of the smallest, slowest
aircraft in the Air Force inventory, the O-2A. Hamilton becomes a Forward Air Controller (FAC) in Vietnam, and picks up the
nickname "Hamfist". While Hamfist flies in air combat over the Ho Chi Minh Trail and battles an enemy gunner with
a deadly record, on the ground he must also battle his inner fears and personal demons.”
According
to the book description of Hamfist Down!: Evasion, Survival and Combat in the Jungle, “It's
August, 1969. Hamilton “Hamfist” Hancock has been shot down over Laos, and must use all his skill, and luck, to
avoid capture and certain, violent death. To facilitate his rescue, he must become a ground FAC and direct airstrikes against
North Vietnamese targets on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. And, to survive, he must engage in hand-to-hand combat. But Hamfist may
face his greatest battle after his rescue. Back in Vietnam, while recuperating at the hospital at Cam Ranh Bay, he experiences
a sapper attack. And, following his return to the air, Hamfist is tormented by a flying error, an error which may have cost
a comrade his life. Only time will tell if Hamfist can regain his self-respect and passion. On his final flight, Hamfist faces
a brutal enemy in a life-or-death duel that will determine if he will be shot down once again or return home to his soul-mate.
The rescue, the airborne mistake and the final battle force Hamfist to reevaluate his priorities in his career, in his flying,
and in his life.”
According
to the book description of Hamfist Over Hanoi: Wolfpack on the Prow, “Air Force pilot Hamilton
“Hamfist” Hancock thinks he has left the Vietnam War behind him, after completing a hazardous tour of duty as
a Forward Air Controller (FAC) flying over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. He is based at Yokota Air Base, in Japan, and becomes comfortable
flying generals and other VIPs around Asia in his Sabreliner executive jet. He is adjusting to his new marriage, and aside
from the stress of TDY assignments, life is placid. But the war returns with a vengeance when Hamfist suffers a personal loss
at the hands of the North Vietnamese. Hamfist knows that the only way he can find inner peace is to go back for another combat
tour, to try to bring the horrific war to a speedy end. And this time, he will fly a fighter, the top-of-the-line F-4 Phantom
II.
Hamfist
checks out in the F-4 and arrives at his base in Thailand just in time for the start of Operation Linebacker, the bombing
offensive over Hanoi. He soon finds himself flying over the most heavily defended area in the world, dodging Surface-to-Air
Missiles (SAMs) and dueling with enemy aircraft, the vaunted MiG-series fighters. And along the way he has picked up two new
goals: completing 100 missions over North Vietnam and defeating a MiG in aerial combat. Only time will tell if Hamfist will
achieve his 100 missions, score a victory over a MiG and, most important, help end the war.
According
to the book description of This Is Your Captain Speaking: Layover Security for Road Warriors, “When
you travel you can feel like a fish out of water. You may not know the area, you may be in a hotel with less than sterling
security and fire safety, and you don’t have a local support network. But you don’t have to be powerless. Armed
with the information in This Is Your Captain Speaking: Layover Security for Road Warriors, you can be as safe and secure on
a layover as you are at home – maybe safer! Learn the insider secrets the pros use to ensure their safety and security
during worldwide travel.”
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