{"product_id":"operation-linebacker-i-1972-marshall-l-michel-iii-9781472827531","title":"Operation Linebacker I 1972: The First High-Tech Air War","description":"\u003cp\u003eFully illustrated with stunning full color artwork, this is the fascinating story of arguably the world's first \"modern\" air campaign. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the failure of \u003ci\u003eRolling Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e US aircraft were now armed with new technologies such as new laser-guided bombs and electronic warfare capabilities. The Air Force now had the fearsome AC-130 gunship and a new generation of Wild Weasel anti-radar aircraft, and the US Navy aviators now had much better dogfighting training thanks to the new TOPGUN fighter school. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the Paris peace talks floundered in early 1972 and the US began to disengage from Vietnam, it was clear that the North Vietnamese were conducting a major build up for an attack into South Vietnam. Screened by bad weather and heavy air defenses in the north, the attack advanced quickly but the US quickly pushed back with an air campaign named Operation \u003ci\u003eLinebacker\u003c\/i\u003e. Their objective: defeat the invasion, preserve the government of South Vietnam, and bring the North Vietnamese back to the Paris peace talks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marshall L. Michel III\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472827538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472827531\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 01\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 7.30w x 0.20d","brand":"Marshall L. Michel III","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935483625727,"sku":"9781472827531","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_75889ede-8485-48dc-b9e6-b4394f26e995.jpg?v=1681420069","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/operation-linebacker-i-1972-marshall-l-michel-iii-9781472827531","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}