The Air Force Way of War: U.S. Tactics and Training After Vietnam - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Brian D. LaslieSeries:Aviation & Air PowerPublish date:2015-06-05Pages:260
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813160597ISBN-10:813160596UPC:9780813160597Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Aviation & Space, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War (1991)Size:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1Product ID:SCH12DQAGB
On December 18, 1972, more than one hundred U.S. B-52 bombers flew over North Vietnam to initiate Operation Linebacker II. During the next eleven days, sixteen of these planes were shot down and another four suffered heavy damage. These losses soon proved so devastating that Strategic Air Command was ordered to halt the bombing. The U.S. Air Force's poor performance in this and other operations during Vietnam was partly due to the fact that they had trained their pilots according to methods devi
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813160597ISBN-10:813160596UPC:9780813160597Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Aviation & Space, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War (1991)Size:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1Product ID:SCH12DQAGB
Brian D. Laslie is deputy command historian at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) as well as an Adjunct Professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
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