Limelight and Shadow
American and Soviet Jet Aces of the Korean War
Inbunden, Engelska, 2027
409 kr
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This fascinating history reveals the Korean War as the birth of modern jet combat, where dogfights forged heroes in the limelight of fame and the shadow of secrecy.This gripping history of the Korean War’s jet age contrasts the celebrated exploits of American fighter aces with the hidden war waged by their Soviet adversaries. It follows figures such as Joseph McConnell, whose victories in the F-86 Sabre made him a public hero in the United States, and Nikolai Sutyagin, the highest-scoring ace of the war, who flew MiG-15s under false markings before vanishing back behind the Iron Curtain.Drawing on decades of suppressed history, the book reveals how Soviet pilots were the primary opponents of United Nations airmen in “MiG Alley” – a truth long dismissed as rumor, even as American pilots heard Russian voices over the radio and were ordered to remain silent. The Korean War marked the world’s first jet-on-jet air war and produced more such combat than all later conflicts combined, redefining aerial warfare forever. By placing American and Soviet aces side by side, Limelight and Shadow explores how courage, competition, and ideology collided at supersonic speeds, turning elite pilots into instruments of propaganda and pawns in a global struggle that was anything but cold. Some entered history’s spotlight; others remained in the shadows – and only now can their stories be told together.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2027-04-08
- Mått153 x 234 x 17 mm
- Vikt444 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor320
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN9781472875938
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