Reviews

""Flying Through Midnight" is a no-holds-barred account of the secret air war over Laos. John Halliday paints a compelling cockpit view of the action, but he also immerses his readers in layer upon layer of sensations and emotions associated with those dangerous nighttime missions. He takes us on a hell of a ride!" -- Col. Tom Yarborough, author of "Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Combat in Vietnam"

"Halliday superbly conveys the complex thoughts experienced by combat pilots and writes vividly of combat flying over Laos." -- Col. Bob Stoffey, author of "Cleared Hot!: The Diary of a Marine Combat Pilot in Vietnam"

"In 1970 a twenty-four-year-old pilot flies over Laos with no identifying papers or patches. His commander in chief -- Richard Nixon -- denies his existence. Now for the first time, John Halliday takes you into the cockpit as he flies his dangerous top-secret missions. A gripping read." -- James Bradley, author of "Flags of Our Fathers and Flyboys"

"This book goes right to the heart of how a pilot takes responsibility for an aircrew flying secret night missions over Laos during the Vietnam War, and it describes the catch-22 craziness of that war. This book is destined to become one of the great books about the Vietnam War." -- Frederick Downs, author of "The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War"

"This is a riveting first-person account of a pilot and his crew flying night missions in a C-123 over Laos during the Vietnam War. This book must be read by anyone interested in the Vietnam War. The air war over Laos was a crucial though secret sideshow to Vietnam, but it was just as brutal. I hated to put the book down because the story was so good." -- Bob Kerrey, former United States senator, president of The New School, and Medal of Honor recipient

"This true story should be required reading for every citizen who ever ventures to comment about war. Don't categorize this work as a 'Vietnam book.' Instead, "Flying Through Midnight" is an eternal story that transcends any war." -- John J. Nance, author of "Fire Flight"

-- Col. Tom Yarborough, author of "Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Combat in Vietnam"
"Halliday superbly conveys the complex thoughts experienced by combat pilots and writes vividly of combat flying over Laos."

-- Col. Bob Stoffey, author of "Cleared Hot!: The Diary of a Marine Combat Pilot in Vietnam"
"In 1970 a twenty-four-year-old pilot flies over Laos with no identifying papers or patches. His commander in chief -- Richard Nixon -- denies his existence. Now for the first time, John Halliday takes you into the cockpit as he flies his dangerous top-secret missions. A gripping read."

-- James Bradley, author of "Flags of Our Fathers and Flyboys"
"This book goes right to the heart of how a pilot takes responsibility for an aircrew flying secret night missions over Laos during the Vietnam War, and it describes the catch-22 craziness of that war. This book is destined to become one of the great books about the Vietnam War."

-- Frederick Downs, author of "The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War"
"This is a riveting first-person account of a pilot and his crew flying night missions in a C-123 over Laos during the Vietnam War. This book must be read by anyone interested in the Vietnam War. The air war over Laos was a crucial though secret sideshow to Vietnam, but it was just as brutal. I hated to put the book down because the story was so good."

-- Bob Kerrey, former United States senator, president of The New School, and Medal of Honor recipient
"This true story should be required reading for every citizen who ever ventures to comment about war. Don't categorize this work as a 'Vietnam book.' Instead, "Flying Through Midnight" is an eternal story that transcends any war."

-- John J. Nance, author of "Fire Flight"