To Hanoi and Back The U. S. Air Force and North Vietnam, 1966-1973

Name: To Hanoi and Back The U. S. Air Force and North Vietnam, 1966-1973
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ISBN: 9781588342836

ISBN-10: 1588342832

ISBN-13: 9781588342836

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Authors: Wayne Thompson, Richard P. Hallion

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After nearly eighteen months of the largely unsuccessful bombing campaign called Operation Rolling Thunder, the US Air Force began to look for ways to overcome technological, geographical, and political challenges in North Vietnam and use limited air power more effectively. In 1972 the two Linebacker campaigns joined with other air operations to make a dramatic, although temporary, difference. While they unleashed powerful B-52 area bombers, the campaigns also demonstrated the efficacy of newly developed laser-guided precision bombs. Drawing upon twenty years of research in classified records, Wayne Thompson integrates operational, political, and personal detail to present a full history of…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Publication date: 7/6/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 5.94" wide x 9.06" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.034