{"product_id":"iraqi-mirages-tom-cooper-9781912390311","title":"Iraqi Mirages: Mirage F.1 in Service with Iraqi Air Force, 1981-2003","description":"Originally envisaged as a privately funded project for a possible future NATO-fighter, the Dassault Mirage F.1 evolved into one of the most aesthetically attractive and commercially most successful combat aircraft of the 1970s and 1980s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeveloped into more than a dozen of different variants and sub-variants - each of them custom-tailored to requirements of air forces that flew it - it also became a type that saw intensive combat service in numerous wars on no less than three different continents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIraq became the biggest export customer for Mirage F.1. One way or the other, the Iraqi Air Force significantly contributed - and financed - the further development of this type, but also influenced research and development of a number of further systems that followed in its wake - most of which eventually found their way into operational service in France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the Mirage F.1 has attracted at least some coverage in English language publications, its acquisition and combat deployment by Iraq still remains a topic with not a few controversies. The purpose of this volume is to redress the balance and provide an in-depth insight into the acquisition process, development and equipment of custom-tailored variants made for Iraq, training of Iraqi personnel on the type, and its combat deployment during wars against Iran, 1980-1988, and against the US-led, so-called Gulf Coalition, in 1991 and afterwards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally envisaged and acquired as a 'pure' interceptor, before long the Mirage F.1 in Iraqi service proved a highly capable multi-role platform aircraft, and was widely deployed not only for ground attack but also anti-shipping purposes, as an aerial tanker, and for delivering long-range pinpoint attacks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated with over 120 photographs and many color profiles, this book provides a unique, single point of reference on camouflage, markings, and armament configurations of Mirage F.1s in Iraqi service.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Cooper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912390310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912390311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Helion \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 8.20w x 0.30d","brand":"Tom Cooper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937449279743,"sku":"9781912390311","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4655e3cd-63bf-4f8b-9116-e8833d5a4f7a.jpg?v=1681430133","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/iraqi-mirages-tom-cooper-9781912390311","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}