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Operation Linebacker I 1972
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Author : Marshall Michel III
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-01-24
Operation Linebacker I 1972 written by Marshall Michel III and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-24 with History categories.
At Easter 1972, North Vietnam invaded the South, and there were almost no US ground troops left to stop it. But air power reinforcements could be rushed to the theater. Operation Linebacker's objective was to destroy the invading forces from the air and cut North Vietnam's supply routes – and luckily in 1972, American air power was beginning a revolution in both technology and tactics. Most crucial was the introduction of the first effective laser-guided bombs, but the campaign also involved the fearsome AC-130 gunship and saw the debut of helicopter-mounted TOW missiles. Thanks to the new Top Gun fighter school, US naval aviators now also had a real advantage over the MiGs. This is the fascinating story of arguably the world's first “modern” air campaign. It explains how this complex operation – involving tactical aircraft, strategic bombers, close air support and airlift – defeated the invasion. It also explains the shortcomings of the campaign, the contrasting approaches of the USAF and Navy, and the impact that Linebacker had on modern air warfare.
Operation Linebacker I 1972
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Author : Marshall L. Michel III
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-01-22
Operation Linebacker I 1972 written by Marshall L. Michel III and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-22 with History categories.
Arguably the first "modern" air campaign, this is the story of Linebacker I which brought laser-guided bombs, electronic warfare, and anti-radar missiles to bear on North Vietnam's invading army.
Operation Linebacker Ii 1972
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Author : Marshall Michel III
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-09-20
Operation Linebacker Ii 1972 written by Marshall Michel III and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-20 with History categories.
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.
Operation Linebacker Ii 1972
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Author : Marshall L. Michel III
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-09-18
Operation Linebacker Ii 1972 written by Marshall L. Michel III and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-18 with HISTORY categories.
The Linebacker II campaign of 1972 saw America's fearsome but irreplaceable B-52s finally sent into action above the Vietnamese capital Hanoi in an attempt to bomb the Vietnamese to the negotiating table.
Vietnam S Final Air Campaign
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Author : Stephen Emerson
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2019-08-30
Vietnam S Final Air Campaign written by Stephen Emerson and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-30 with History categories.
An account of the last American bombardments that took place over North Vietnam while peace talks struggled in Paris. Includes maps and photos. On March 30, 1972, some thirty thousand North Vietnamese troops, along with tanks and heavy artillery, surged across the demilitarized zone into South Vietnam in the opening round of Hanoi’s Easter Offensive. By early May, South Vietnamese forces were on the ropes and faltering. Without the support of U.S. combat troops—who were in their final stage of withdrawing from the country—the Saigon government was in danger of total collapse and with it any American hope of a negotiated settlement to the war. In response, President Richard Nixon called for an aggressive, sustained bombardment of North Vietnam. Code-named Operation Linebacker I, the interdiction effort sought to stem the flow of men and materiel southward, as well as sever all outside supply lines in the first new bombing of the North Vietnamese heartland in nearly four years. To meet the American air armada, North Vietnamese MiG fighters took to the skies and surface-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft fire filled the air from May to October over Hanoi and Haiphong. With the failure of its Easter Offensive to achieve military victory, Hanoi reluctantly returned to the negotiating table in Paris. However, as the peace talks teetered on the edge of collapse in December 1972, Nixon played his trump card: Operation Linebacker II. The resulting twelve-day Christmas bombing campaign unleashed the full wrath of American air power. This book tells the story of these decisive campaigns and how they led, finally, to a ceasefire agreement.
We Won
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Author : Albert Atkins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
We Won written by Albert Atkins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
For the last decade, Dr. Albert Atkins has conducted extensive research on the Vietnam War. This research has taken him to the cockpit of a B-52 where he could see and feel the cramped battle stations for the pilot and co-pilot. As a former military pilot, he saw and understood the complexity of the eight engine bombers' instrument panel, hundreds of switches, and the circuit breaker panels that these B-52 pilots had to master to fly a successful combat mission. He attended reunions and seminars where he had the opportunity to listen and talk to general officers and combat crew members of the Strategic Air Command relate their personal experiences in the air war over North Vietnam. Dr. Atkins researched material relating to decisions made by presidents and their National Security Advisors during the Vietnam War. Under the freedom of Information Act, he obtained CIA documents with information about North Vietnam and China that could have altered the course of the war. He has uncovered new material on Operation Linebacker II, the B-52 bombing missions of Hanoi that were responsible for freeing our Prisoners of War. Dr. Atkins is to be commended for his 10 years diligent research. He makes a strong case that after 11 Days of the B-52 bombing the Hanoi area, "WE HAD WON THE WAR." The problem was the only people that understood this were the combat crews who flew the missions and support personnel who made Linebacker II a success. Unfortunately no one in Washington asked their opinion. As Dr. Atkins book points out, a similar mistake happened in another war. James R. McCarthy Brig. /Gen. (USAF ret.)
Linebacker Ii
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Author : James R. McCarthy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Linebacker Ii written by James R. McCarthy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Government publications categories.
Air War Over South Vietnam 1968 1975
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Author : Bernard C. Nalty
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Air War Over South Vietnam 1968 1975 written by Bernard C. Nalty and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Government publications categories.
Linebacker
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Author : Karl J. Eschmann
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 1989
Linebacker written by Karl J. Eschmann and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
The account of the 1972 twelve-day assault by the U.S. on targets around Hanoi and Haiphong is provided through the personal words of the pilots and crew who flew the missions
The Eleven Days Of Christmas
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Author : Marshall Michel
language : en
Publisher: Encounter Books
Release Date : 2010-01-01
The Eleven Days Of Christmas written by Marshall Michel and has been published by Encounter Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with History categories.
Moving from the White House to the B-52 cockpits to the missile sites and POW camps of Hanoi, The Eleven Days of Christmas is a gripping tale of heroism and incompetence in a battle whose political and military legacy is still a matter of controversy.