Rolling Thunder 1965-68, Air Campaign 3, Osprey
- Brand: Osprey
- Product Code: ACM3 [26976]
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- Date added: 23/11/2023
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ROLLING THUNDER 1965-68: Johnson's air war over Vietnam
The bombing campaign that was meant to keep South Vietnam secure, Rolling Thunder became a byword for pointless, ineffective brutality, and was a key factor in America's Vietnam defeat. But in its failures, Rolling Thunder was one of the most influential air campaigns of the Cold War. It spurred a renaissance in US air power and the development of an excellent new generation of US combat aircraft, and it was still closely studied by the planners of the devastatingly successful Gulf War air campaign.
Dr Richard P. Hallion, a vastly knowledgeable air power expert at the Pentagon, explains in this fully illustrated study how the might of the US air forces was crippled by inadequate strategic thinking, poor pilot training, ill-suited aircraft, and political interference.
Contents:
- Introduction
- Chronology
- Attackers' Capabilities
- Defenders' Capabilities
- Campaign Objectives
- The Campaign
- Analysis and Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Author: Richard P. Hallion
Illustrator: Adam Tooby
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Description: 96 pages, Paperback, 247 X 184 mm.
Condition: FINE
Shipping weight: 470 gr.