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02095aam a2200277 i 4500 001 B2A00AD6897711ECA98F00995EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220209011252 008 210504s2021 enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1472844440 020 $a 9781472844446 040 $a PABRO $b eng $e rda $c PABRO $d SILO 050 4 $a DS920.2.A2 $b N37 2021 082 04 $a 951.904/248 $2 23 100 1 $a Napier, Michael $c (Air pilot), $e author. 245 10 $a Korean air war : $b sabres, migs and meteors : 1950-53 / $c Michael Napier. 264 1 $a Oxford, UK : $b Osprey Publishing, $c 2021. 300 $a 319 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a From acclaimed aviation historian Michael Napier, this is a highly illustrated survey of the air war over Korea. The Korean War holds a unique place in aviation history. It saw the first large-scale jet-versus-jet combat and it was the first military action of the Cold War, fought by both the newly independent United States Air Force and the recently formed Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force. In a meticulously researched volume, former RAF Tornado pilot Michael Napier unravels the complex narrative of events, describing the course of operations in the air and the major campaigns of the land war. He examines in detail the air power of the major combatants, which included North and South Korea, the UK, Australia, Canada and South Africa as well as China, the USA and the USSR. Packed with stunning contemporary images and including first-hand combat reports, Korean Air War is a groundbreaking exploration of a much forgotten conflict, which nevertheless provided lessons about the organization and prosecution of modern aerial warfare that remain relevant through to the present day. 650 0 $a Korean War, 1950-1953 $x Aerial operations. 650 0 $a Fighter planes $x History. 650 0 $a Air power (Military science) 941 $a 1 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314023425.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B2A00AD6897711ECA98F00995EECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search