{"product_id":"mig-21-aces-of-the-vietnam-istvzan-toperczer-9781472823564","title":"Mig-21 Aces of the Vietnam War","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving learned their trade on the subsonic MiG-17, pilots of the Vietnamese People's Air Force (VPAF) received their first examples of the legendary MiG-21 supersonic fighter in 1966. Soon thrown into combat over North Vietnam, the guided-missile equipped MiG-21 proved a deadly opponent for the US Air Force, US Navy and US Marine Corps crews striking at targets deep in communist territory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough the communist pilots initially struggled to come to terms with the fighter's air-search radar and weapons systems, the ceaseless cycle of combat operations quickly honed their skills. Indeed, by the time the last US aircraft (a B-52) was claimed by the VPAF on December 28, 1972, no fewer than 13 pilots had become aces flying the MiG-21. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFully illustrated with wartime photographs and detailed color artwork plates, and including enthralling combat reports, this book examines the many variants of the MiG-21 that fought in the conflict, the schemes they wore, and the pilots that flew them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e István Toperczer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472823567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472823564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.20w x 0.40d","brand":"István Toperczer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449641349375,"sku":"9781472823564","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd7226c5-ad33-4b42-b375-d8c14dff14ed.jpg?v=1777264281","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mig-21-aces-of-the-vietnam-istvzan-toperczer-9781472823564","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}