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Operation Linebacker II 1972
- The B-52s are sent to Hanoi
Engelsk Paperback
Operation Linebacker II 1972
- The B-52s are sent to Hanoi
Engelsk Paperback

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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.

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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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
96
ISBN-13:
9781472827609
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1472827600
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Udg. Dato:
20 sep 2018
Længde:
7mm
Bredde:
201mm
Højde:
249mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato:
20 sep 2018
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