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Operation Linebacker I 1972: The first high-tech air war by Marshall Michel III (Paperback, 2019)
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Operation Linebacker I 1972 The first high-tech air war. This is the fascinating story of arguably the world's first "modern" air campaign. It explains how this complex operation - involving tactical aircraft, strategic bombers, close air support and airlift - defeated the invasion.
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At Easter 1972, North Vietnam invaded the South, and there were almost no US ground troops left to stop it. But air power reinforcements could be rushed to the theater. Operation Linebacker's objective was to destroy the invading forces from the air and cut North Vietnam's supply routes - and luckily in 1972, American air power was beginning a revolution in both technology and tactics. Most crucial was the introduction of the first effective laser-guided bombs, but the campaign also involved the fearsome AC-130 gunship and saw the debut of helicopter-mounted TOW missiles. Thanks to the new Top Gun fighter school, US naval aviators now also had a real advantage over the MiGs. This is the fascinating story of arguably the world's first modern air campaign. It explains how this complex operation - involving tactical aircraft, strategic bombers, close air support and airlift - defeated the invasion. It also explains the shortcomings of the campaign, the contrasting approaches of the USAF and Navy, and the impact that Linebacker had on modern air warfare.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781472827531
eBay Product ID (ePID)9046681345
Product Key Features
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameOperation Linebacker I 1972: the First High-Tech Air War
Publication Year2019
SubjectGovernment, History
TypeTextbook
AuthorMarshall Michel Iii
SeriesAir Campaign
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height248 mm
Item Weight308 g
Item Width184 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorMarshall Michel Iii
IllustratorAdam Tooby
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- 05 Dec, 2019
Best book so far
This is a book which is a must to add to any Vietnam war lover's collection, as a Vietnam aviation lover it seems only right that I have a book that gives VERY accurate detail of the U.S air force's most famous campaign operations, as truly horrible and foul as the war was it'self the war must NEVER be forgotten and I must say that to have history books on the air war.. my favourite subject of the war.. this book I truly recommend to all readers. One of the best books I've bought so far.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
