Operation Linebacker II 1972: The B-52s are sent to Hanoi: 6 (Air Campaign) - Softcover
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After the failed April 1972 invasion of South Vietnam and the heavy US tactical bombing raids in the Hanoi area, the North Vietnamese agreed to return to the Paris peace talks, yet very quickly these negotiations stalled.
In an attempt to end the war quickly and 'persuade' the North Vietnamese to return to the negotiating table, President Nixon ordered the Air Force to send the US' ultimate conventional weapon, the B-52 bomber, against their capital, Hanoi. Bristling with the latest Soviet air defence missiles, it was the most heavily defended target in Vietnam. Taking place in late December, this campaign was soon dubbed the 'Christmas Bombings'.
Using specially commissioned artwork and maps, ex-USAF fighter colonel Marshall Michel describes Linebacker II, the climax of the air war over Vietnam, and history's only example of how America's best Cold War bombers performed against contemporary Soviet air defences.
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"Based on this insider information, Michel wrote his new book, which might be the final word on the eleven-day air-to-ground Linebacker II campaign." - VVA Veteran
"This book provides a very enjoyable read, is a serious book, and as such deserves a dedicated effort to fully understand and absorb." - IPMS/USA
"This is an essential book for students of the Vietnam air war, B-52s, and the SA-2 SAM ... I highly recommend it." - Aero Scale Kitmaker
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The Linebacker II campaign of 1972 saw America's fearsome but irreplaceable B-52s finally sent into action above the Vietnamese capital Hanoi in an attempt to bomb the Vietnamese to the negotiating table.
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- PublisherOsprey Publishing
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1472827600
- ISBN 13 9781472827609
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages96
- IllustratorLaurier Jim
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