"In Vietnam forward air controllers (FACs) flew low and slow, searching for signs of an elusive enemy. Often they trolled themselves as bait for the NVA troops to try to shoot down. When a friendly unit made contact, having a FAC overhead made the ground troops' day because the FACs controlled the bomb-, rocket-, and napalm-laden "fast movers"--fighter jets and attack aircraft whose ordnance often made the difference between life and death. Although regarded by many of their Air Force and Navy aviator brethren as insane, suicidal, or both, FACs ruled the skies over South Vietnam. FAC duty was difficult and dangerous no matter when or where they served. FACs stayed on station as long as they had fuel sufficient to make it home. In addition to the perils of enemy fire which ranged from lucky AK-47 shots to .51 caliber machine guns and SA-7 shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles, they had to avoid being blown up in a B-52 Arc-Light strike or knocked down by friendly artillery. This was Mike Jackson's life for 366 days. In spring of 1972 he hugged the DMZ fighting back against the massive NVA attack that became know as the Easter Offensive. H also was part of the around-the-clock team of FACs who managed the rescue of BAT-21, immortalized in the Gene Hackman-Danny Glover movie of the same name. As the title suggests, however, Naked in Da Nang is not an angst ridden account of mortal combat. Following in the footsteps of Richard Hooker's classic M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, author Jackson has a keen eye for the absurdities that abound in a combat zone. That the humor is often dark only serves to sharpen its comic edge."--Publisher's description.