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The Air Force Way of War. U.S. Tactics and Training After Vietnam.
Brian D. Laslie
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Between 1972 and 1991, the US Air Force dramatically changed its doctrines and began to overhaul the way it trained pilots through the introduction of a groundbreaking new training programme called "Red Flag". In The Air Force Way of War , Brian D. Laslie examines the revolution in pilot instruction that "Red Flag" brought about after Vietnam. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
On December 18, 1972, more than one hundred U.S. B-52 bombers flew over North Vietnam to initiate Operation Linebacker II. During the next eleven days, sixteen of these planes were shot down and another four suffered heavy damage. These losses soon proved so devastating that Strategic Air Command was ordered to halt the bombing. The U.S. Air Force's poor performance in this and other operations during Vietnam was partly due to the fact that they had trained their pilots according to methods devised during World War II and the Korean War, when strategic bombers attacking targets were expected to take ... Read more
On December 18, 1972, more than one hundred U.S. B-52 bombers flew over North Vietnam to initiate Operation Linebacker II. During the next eleven days, sixteen of these planes were shot down and another four suffered heavy damage. These losses soon proved so devastating that Strategic Air Command was ordered to halt the bombing. The U.S. Air Force's poor performance in this and other operations during Vietnam was partly due to the fact that they had trained their pilots according to methods devised during World War II and the Korean War, when strategic bombers attacking targets were expected to take ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813160597
SKU
V9780813160597
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99-50
About Brian D. Laslie
Brian D. Laslie is deputy command historian at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM).
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