{"product_id":"combat-in-the-sky-dong-sy-hung-9781612510279","title":"Combat in the Sky: Airpower and the Defense of North Vietnam, 1965-1973","description":"Fought in the skies over North Vietnam, the air war between Vietnamese People's Air Force (VNPAF) and U.S. airpower lasted nearly eight years with hundreds of thousands of combat missions carried out and nearly four hundred dogfights. \u003ci\u003eCombat in the Sky: Airpower and the Defense of North Vietnam, 1965-1973 \u003c\/i\u003eis the English edition of the definitive North Vietnamese work on Vietnam War airpower. In this book, Đồng Sỹ Hưng depicts the relevant events in chronological order from the first air battles such as the one at Dragon's Jaw Bridge (April 1965), to the Linebacker II Campaign--or as it was known by the North Vietnamese--the \"Điện Bi麩 Phủ in the Air Campaign\" (December 1972). Dong then writes about the signing of the Paris Peace Accords (January 1973), and the VNPAF's attacks on T穗 Sơn Nhất Airfield (April 1975). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The air war in Vietnam was the first modern conflict in which the two opposing sides used jet combat aircraft equipped with air-to-air missiles. In addition to his analysis of the strategic calculations, especially by the North Vietnamese, and the operations carried out, the author also details the technical characteristics of the weaponry used, as well as the changes in tactics applied in each phase of the war. In doing so, Dong provides the most unique perspective of this aspect of the conflict available in the English language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dong Sy Hung\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612510272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612510279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e US Naval Institute Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Dong Sy Hung","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44213445427455,"sku":"9781612510279","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f6f2d79-7199-461f-8014-0379e624108f.jpg?v=1692113928","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/combat-in-the-sky-dong-sy-hung-9781612510279","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}