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The Air Force's Setup in Vietnam

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

AvEarl H. Tilford Jr.,Jr. Tilford, Earl H.,Earl H. Jr. Tilford

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Tilford exposes the generals' tunnel-vision. . . . He demolishes the myth that the 1972 ‘Christmas bombing' brought Hanoi to its knees . . . . His controversial thesis is that the bombing of the North and the interdiction campaign against the Ho Chi Minh Trail were in no way decisive and that USAF leadership obtusely failed to perceive that North Vietnam, an agricultural nation, was simply not susceptible to strategic bombing.— Publishers Weekly "". . . . hard hitting study on the failure of American air power in the Vietnam War . . . . The acute intellectual content of the book and the author's engaging writing style make the book easy to recommend.""— Armed Forces Journal International

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-02-28
Mått152 x 228 x 15 mm
Vikt456 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieWilliams-Ford Texas a&M University Military History Series
Antal sidor336
FörlagTexas A & M University Press
ISBN9781603441261

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"Tilford exposes the generals' tunnel-vision.... He demolishes the myth that the 1972 'Christmas bombing' brought Hanoi to its knees.... His controversial thesis is that the bombing of the North and the interdiction campaign against the Ho Chi Minh Trail were in no way decisive and that USAF leadership obtusely failed to perceive that North Vietnam, an agricultural nation, was simply not susceptible to strategic bombing." - Publishers Weekly ".... hard hitting study on the failure of American air power in the Vietnam War.... The acute intellectual content of the book and the author's engaging writing style make the book easy to recommend." - Armed Forces Journal International"