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Korean Air War Sabres, Migs and Meteors 1950-53 by Michael Napier w/dust acket
Korean Air War Sabres, Migs and Meteors 1950-53 by Michael Napier
Hard Cover w/Dust jacket
319 pages
Copyright 2021
CONTENTS
AUTHOR'S NOTE6
CHAPTER 1: THE KOREAN WAR8
CHAPTER 2: THE NORTH KOREAN INVASION 25 June-3 I July 1950 34
CHAPTER 3: UNITED NATIONS OFFENSIVE I August-25 October 1950 72
CHAPTER 4: THE CHINESE OFFENSIVES 25 October 1950-10 February 1951 114
CHAPTER 5: OFFENSIVE, COUNTER-OFFENSIVE AND STALEMATE February-31 December 1951 156
CHAPTER 6: A STATIC WAR 1 January-31 December 1952 212
CHAPTER 7: TOWARDS AN ARMISTICE I January-27 July 1953 258
CHAPTER 8: IN RETROSPECT286
REFERENCE NOTES294
GLOSSARY298
APPENDIX IPilots credited with five or more confirmed air-to-air kills over Korea 302
APPENDIX 2 British and Canadian aircrew who flew operational tours with US and Australian units 306
BIBLIOGRAPHY310
INDEX314
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 320
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION
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 war fought by both the newly independent United States Air Force and the recently formed Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force. As the first major conflict between the armed forces of the USA, the USSR and China, the military action was limited by political constraints, providing a template for many of the proxy wars fought between the superpowers over the second half of the 20th century.
In Korean Air War, acclaimed aviation historian Michael Napier unravels the complex narrative of events, following 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.
The diverse range of aircraft types utilized is also detailed, from the last generation of piston-engined fighters and bombers to the first generation of jet-powered replacements, and Napier describes the types in the context of the units that operated them, and the roles in which they were used.
Meticulously researched throughout, and packed with stunning contemporary images, Korean Air War is a groundbreaking exploration of a much forgotten conflict, which nevertheless provided many lessons about the organization and prosecution of modern aerial warfare that remain relevant through to the present day.
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