{"product_id":"flying-brothers-daniel-jackson-9781501789007","title":"Flying Brothers: From Dogfights to Diplomacy in Cold War Southeast Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlying Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e drops you into cockpits and crisis rooms across the Cold War: supersonic F-5s herding rebel \"Tora-Toras\" over Manila in 1989, F-86 Sabres firing the first Sidewinder missiles against MiG-17s above the Taiwan Strait in 1958, and AT-6s striking a mutinous warship on a river in downtown Bangkok in 1951.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of retelling Vietnam, \u003ci\u003e Flying Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e follows America's three treaty allies in Southeast Asia--Taiwan, Thailand, and the Philippines--showing how they built airpower that actually worked. The deal was stark: trade territory for technology. By hosting US bases, these countries gained jets, radar, and training they couldn't otherwise afford--while wrestling with the sovereignty headaches that came with a foreign force on their soil. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the story are \"diplomats in flight suits\" American advisors flying, fixing, and planning alongside their counterparts to turn hand-me-down aircraft into credible defenses and hard-won victories--from the Philippines' air-ground campaign against the Huks to Taiwan's measured, missile-age deterrence. Along the way, Daniel Jackson highlights dogfights, ramp-side ingenuity, and the annual \"Flying Brothers\" weapons meets that forged real fraternity among allied airmen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of military and aviation history, Cold War strategy, and Southeast Asia, this is a fast-moving, clear-eyed account of how alliances actually fight: not with speeches, but with checklists, radar tracks, and pilots who know when to hold fire--and when to press the attack. The result is a persuasive case that well-run advisory missions, tied to coherent political-military aims, can succeed at far lower cost than direct US intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501789007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501789007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.09h x 6.42w x 1.15d","brand":"Daniel Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097247719679,"sku":"9781501789007","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/flying-brothers-daniel-jackson-9781501789007","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}