Going Downtown was the pilots term for an air raids against Hanoi during the Vietnam war. This book is Colonel Broughton's story of many of those missions where he was at risk due to Sam missiles, anti-aircraft fire,  and enemy Mig fighters.  They were also put at risk by politically dictated restrictions from Washington which include not being able to shoot at enemy planes until they took off and also planned raids from flying bureaucrats using the same attack routes day after day.  This book gives insightful information to both the military operations launched against Northern Vietnam and the political interference from our own side. 

Colonel   Jacksel Markham "Jack" Broughton (January 4, 1925 – October 24, 2014) was born on January 4  1925 and passed away on October 24th, 2014.  His military career as a career officer and fighter pilot in the  United States Air Force.. He retired in the rank of colonel on August 31, 1968, with 43 separate awards and decorations, including four Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Silver Stars and the highest Air Force service decoration for heroism, the presidentially-awarded Air Force Cross. Broughton avowed that his proudest accomplishment was being combat-qualified in every air force fighter from the P-47 Thunderbolt to the F-106 Delta Dart.  He authored two personal memoirs of the  Vietnam war that were highly critical of the direction of the air war there and the rules of engagement.

This book was printed in 1988 and is in new condition.  it is a first edition and   singed by the author, Colonel Jacksel “Jack” Droughton.