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Author: Bernard C. Nalty
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 168
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMore than 50 aircraft types described, more than 140 photos, over 120 accurately detailed line drawings and 15 color profiles.
Author: Richard P. Hallion
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2018-02-22
Total Pages: 94
ISBN-13: 1472823214
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOperation Rolling Thunder was the campaign that was meant to keep South Vietnam secure, and dissuade the North from arming and supplying the Viet Cong. It pitted the world's strongest air forces against the MiGs and missiles of a small Soviet client state. But the US airmen who flew Rolling Thunder missions were crippled by a badly thought-out strategy, rampant political interference in operational matters, and aircraft optimised for Cold War nuclear strikes rather than conventional warfare. Ironically, Rolling Thunder was one of the most influential episodes of the Cold War – its failure spurring the 1970s US renaissance in professionalism, fighter design, and combat pilot training. Dr Richard P. Hallion, one of America's most eminent air power experts, explains how Rolling Thunder was conceived and fought, and why it became shorthand for how not to fight an air campaign.
Author: DK
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Published: 2017-03-30
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 0241487188
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Vietnam War remains one of the most heroic and heartbreaking events in history. This definitive e-guide charts the unforgettable story of the world's first televised war. Hundreds of insightful images and a compelling narrative combine to chronicle this catastrophic conflict.?? From 1955, the communist government of North Vietnam waged war against South Vietnam and its main ally, the USA. Over the course of two decades of hostility and warfare, the number of casualties reached an incomprehensible three million people. Detailed descriptions of every episode, including Operation Passage to Freedom and the evacuation of the American embassy in Saigon, tell the stories in iconic photographs and eyewitness accounts. Discover the real people behind the conflict, with gripping biographies of key figures, including Henry Kissinger, General Thieu, President Nixon, and Pol Pot. This incredible visual record is supported by locator maps, at-a-glance timelines, archive photography, and key quotations to ensure an all-encompassing experience.?? The Vietnam War is an essential historic reference to help humanity learn the lessons of suffering and sacrifice from one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 20th century.
Author: Andrew Wiest
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
Published: 2015-07-15
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1782742883
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA compelling account of one of the most brutal conflicts of modern history that includes eye-witness accounts of the battles and incidents of America’s undeclared war.
Author: General Giulio Douhet
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Published: 2014-08-15
Total Pages: 620
ISBN-13: 1782898522
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the pantheon of air power spokesmen, Giulio Douhet holds center stage. His writings, more often cited than perhaps actually read, appear as excerpts and aphorisms in the writings of numerous other air power spokesmen, advocates-and critics. Though a highly controversial figure, the very controversy that surrounds him offers to us a testimonial of the value and depth of his work, and the need for airmen today to become familiar with his thought. The progressive development of air power to the point where, today, it is more correct to refer to aerospace power has not outdated the notions of Douhet in the slightest In fact, in many ways, the kinds of technological capabilities that we enjoy as a global air power provider attest to the breadth of his vision. Douhet, together with Hugh “Boom” Trenchard of Great Britain and William “Billy” Mitchell of the United States, is justly recognized as one of the three great spokesmen of the early air power era. This reprint is offered in the spirit of continuing the dialogue that Douhet himself so perceptively began with the first edition of this book, published in 1921. Readers may well find much that they disagree with in this book, but also much that is of enduring value. The vital necessity of Douhet’s central vision-that command of the air is all important in modern warfare-has been proven throughout the history of wars in this century, from the fighting over the Somme to the air war over Kuwait and Iraq.
Author: Philip D. Chinnery
Publisher: St Martins Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780312025991
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPilots relate their combat experiences in Vietnam with tales of bravery and sacrifice, demonstrating that pilots were engaged in combat as often as ground troops
Author: Donald J. McCarthy
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781580071369
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In this book, author Donald J. McCarthy, Jr., takes you through every engagement resulting in a successful MiG kill by U.S. Air Force or Navy aircraft. He also shows the actual airplane and, in many cases, traces the history of that airplane through several phases of its operational career. Arranged strictly by date, this compilation of informative stories and mission descriptions presents a very graphic picture of what the air war in Southeast Asia was really like ... This book is a compelling story of bravery, airmanship, and the cunning tactics used in aerial dogfights that made history, but will never happen again"--Jacket.
Author: U. S. Department Navy
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-10-28
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9781539775898
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNaval Air War: The Rolling Thunder Campaign is the sixth monograph in the series The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War. It covers aircraft carrier activity during one of the longest sustained aerial bombing campaigns in history. And it would be a failure. The U.S. Navy proved essential to the conduct of Rolling Thunder and by capitalizing on the inherent flexibility and mobility of naval forces, the Seventh Fleet operated with impunity for three years off the coast of North Vietnam. The success with which the Navy executed the later Operation Linebacker campaign against North Vietnam in 1972 revealed how much the service had learned from and exploited the Rolling Thunder experience of 1965-1968.
Author: Ronald B. Frankum
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2011-06-10
Total Pages: 650
ISBN-13: 0810879565
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor Southeast Asia, the Vietnam War altered forever the history, topography, people, economy, and politics of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV), the Republic of Vietnam (RVN), Cambodia, and Laos. That the war was controversial is an understatement as is the notion that the war can be understood from any one perspective. One way of understanding the Vietnam War is by marking its time with turning points, both major and minor, that involved events or decisions that helped to influence its course in the years to follow. By examining a few of these turning points, an organizational framework takes shape that makes understanding the war more possible. Historical Dictionary of the War in Vietnam emphasizes the international nature of the war, as well as provide a greater understanding of the long scope of the conflict. The major events associated with the war will serve as the foundation of the book while additional entries will explore the military, diplomatic, political, social, and cultural events that made the war unique. While military subjects will be fully explored, there will be greater attention to other aspects of the war. All of this is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Vietnam War.
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Published: 1982
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