Download or read book Air Commando One written by Warren A. Trest and published by Smithsonian Books. This book was released on 2000-04-17 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the life and career of a charismatic, unconventional military leader of counterinsurgency operations who has become a legend of the Cold War Air Force. Draws on official records, personal papers, and interviews with Aderholt and many who worked with him, and integrates US Air Force and CIA accounts of some the most pivotal events of the past 50 years. Includes bandw photos from personal collections. Trest was formerly histories division chief with the Office of Air Force History. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR