Operation Linebacker II 1972: The B-52s are sent to Hanoi: 6 (Air Campaign) - Softcover

Michel III, Marshall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472827600 ISBN 13: 9781472827609

Verlag: Osprey Publishing, 2018

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"Based on this insider information, Michel wrote his new book, which might be the final word on the eleven-day air-to-ground Linebacker II campaign." --VVA Veteran "This book provides a very enjoyable read, is a serious book, and as such deserves a dedicated effort to fully understand and absorb." --IPMS/USA "This is an essential book for students of the Vietnam air war, B-52s, and the SA-2 SAM ... I highly recommend it." --Aero Scale Kitmaker "This is an essential book for students of the Vietnam air war, B-52s, and the SA-2 SAM ... I highly recommend it." --Aero Scale Kitmaker

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After the failed April 1972 invasion of South Vietnam and the heavy US tactical bombing raids in the Hanoi area, the North Vietnamese agreed to return to the Paris peace talks, yet very quickly these negotiations stalled.

In an attempt to end the war quickly and 'persuade' the North Vietnamese to return to the negotiating table, President Nixon ordered the Air Force to send the US' ultimate conventional weapon, the B-52 bomber, against their capital, Hanoi. Bristling with the latest Soviet air defence missiles, it was the most heavily defended target in Vietnam. Taking place in late December, this campaign was soon dubbed the 'Christmas Bombings'.

Using specially commissioned artwork and maps, ex-USAF fighter colonel Marshall Michel describes Linebacker II, the climax of the air war over Vietnam, and history's only example of how America's best Cold War bombers performed against contemporary Soviet air defences.

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• Verlag: Osprey Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1472827600
• ISBN 13: 9781472827609
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 96
• Zeichner: Laurier Jim