Combat in the sky : airpower and the defense of North Vietnam, 1965-1973 /

Combat in the sky : airpower and the defense of North Vietnam, 1965-1973 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Nguyễn, Sỹ Hưng, author.
Imprint:	Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2023]
Description:	xxii, 408 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations, Vietnamese. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations, American. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Antiaircraft artillery operations. Military operations, Aerial -- American Military operations, Aerial -- Vietnamese
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13290502

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Airpower and the defense of North Vietnam, 1965-1973
ISBN:	9781612510279 1612510272 9781612511153
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This manuscript is about the history of the air battles between VNP AF and US Air Power (1965-1973), including the involvement of the US Navy air forces. The book will provide another channel of information from North VNP AF sources that can stimulate interest in readers and would/ likely ignite and invigorate debate among researchers and enthusiasts alike, contributing to the formation of a multidimensional perception of the longest air war in history"--
Other form:	Online version: Nguyẽ̂n, Sỹ Hưng. Combat in the sky Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2023] 9781612511153

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Prelude
2. 1965: The Air Front Opened Up
3. 1966: The Deployment of MiG-21s
4. 1967: Air Battles over MiG Valley and MiG Intercept Tactics
5. 1968-1971: Clashes with the USN over the Skies of Military Zone 4
6. 1972: Tackling Linebacker I
7. December 1972: Linebacker II and the "Dien Biên Phu in the Air" Campaign
8. Other Enemy Targets Attacked by the VNPAF
Epilogue: Ending the War
Appendices
I. Key Organizations and Personnel of VNPA and AD and AF Service, 1963-1975
II. VNPAF Aces' Victories in the Vietnam Air War, 1965-1973
III. Ordnance Firing Effect
IV. Statistical Disparity
V. Statistical Differences between U.S. Aces' Claims and Actual MiG Losses
VI. Vietnam Air War (1965-1973) Results of Air Battles
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index