Description: MiG-17/19 Aces of the Vietnam War István Toperczer (Author) , Jim Laurier (Illustrator) At the beginning of the Vietnam War, the Vietnamese People's Air Force (VPAF) was equipped with slow, old Korean War-generation fighters--a combination of MiG-17s and MiG-19s,types that should have offered little opposition to the cutting-edge fighter-bombers such as the F-4 Phantom II, F-105 Thunderchief, and the F-8 Crusader. Yet when the USAF and US Navy unleashed their aircraft on North Vietnam in 1965, the inexperienced pilots of the VPAF were able to shatter the illusion of U.S. air superiority. Taking advantage of its jet's unequaled low-speed maneuverability, small size, and powerful cannon armament, the VPAF was able to take the fight to its missile-guided opponents, with a number of Vietnamese pilots racking up ace scores. Packed with information previously unavailable in the West and only recently released from archives in Vietnam, this is the first major analysis of the exploits of Vietnamese pilots in the David and Goliath contest with the U.S. over the skies of Vietnam. PublishedOct 18 2016FormatPaperbackPages96ISBN9781472812551ImprintOsprey PublishingIllustrations45 b/w; 55 colDimensions10 x 7 inchesSeriesAircraft of the AcesShort codeACE 130PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Illustrated
Original Language: English
Book Title: Mig-17/19 Aces of the Vietnam War
Number of Pages: 96 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Topic: Aviation / General, Modern / 20th Century, Military / Vietnam War, Military / Aviation
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2016
Illustrator: Laurier, Jim, Yes
Genre: Transportation, History
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Item Length: 9.6 in
Author: Istvan Toperczer
Book Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
Item Width: 6.5 in
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