0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945

Buy Now

F-86 Sabre vs MiG-15 - Korea 1950-53 (Paperback) Loot Price: R382
Discovery Miles 3 820
You Save: R90 (19%)
F-86 Sabre vs MiG-15 - Korea 1950-53 (Paperback): Douglas C. Dildy

F-86 Sabre vs MiG-15 - Korea 1950-53 (Paperback)

Douglas C. Dildy; Illustrated by Jim Laurier; Warren Thompson; Illustrated by Wiek Luijken

Series: Duel

 (sign in to rate)
List price R472 Loot Price R382 Discovery Miles 3 820 You Save R90 (19%)

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days

As the routed North Korean People's Army (NKPA) withdrew into the mountainous reaches of their country and the People's Republic of China (PRC) funneled in its massive infantry formations in preparation for a momentous counter-offensive, both lacked adequate air power to challenge US and UN. Reluctantly, Josef Stalin agreed to provide the requisite air cover, introducing the superior swept-wing MiG-15 to counter the American's straight-wing F-80 jets. This in turn prompted the USAF to deploy its very best - the F-86A Sabre - to counter this threat. Thus began a two-and-a-half-year struggle in the skies known as "MiG Alley." In this period, the unrelenting campaign for aerial superiority witnessed the introduction of successive models of these two revolutionary jets into combat. This meticulously researched study not only provides technical descriptions of the two types and their improved variants, complete with a "fighter pilot's assessment" of these aircraft, but also chronicles the entire scope of their aerial duel in "MiG Alley" by employing the recollections of the surviving combatants - including Russian, Chinese, and North Korean pilots - who participated.

General

Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Duel
Release date: May 2013
First published: May 2013
Authors: Douglas C. Dildy
Illustrators: Jim Laurier (Illustrator)
Authors: Warren Thompson (Author)
Illustrators: Wiek Luijken
Dimensions: 248 x 184 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 978-1-78096-319-8
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN: 1-78096-319-X
Barcode: 9781780963198

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

Crossroads - I Live Where I Like
Koni Benson Paperback R240 R188 Discovery Miles 1 880
A Promised Land
Barack Obama Hardcover  (6)
R699 R546 Discovery Miles 5 460
Becoming
Michelle Obama Hardcover  (6)
R760 R625 Discovery Miles 6 250
Hidden Figures - The Untold Story of the…
Margot Lee Shetterly Paperback  (2)
R310 R246 Discovery Miles 2 460
Cilka's Journey
Heather Morris Paperback  (4)
R440 R364 Discovery Miles 3 640
Becoming
Michelle Obama CD  (1)
R567 R421 Discovery Miles 4 210
Mandela - The Authorised Biography
Anthony Sampson Paperback  (1)
R310 R248 Discovery Miles 2 480
Renegades - Born In The USA
Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen Hardcover  (1)
R1,102 R891 Discovery Miles 8 910
People's War - New Light On The Struggle…
Anthea Jeffery Paperback  (1)
R320 R256 Discovery Miles 2 560
American Sniper - The Autobiography Of…
Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, … Paperback  (3)
R323 R260 Discovery Miles 2 600
Queen Of Our Times - The Life Of…
Robert Hardman Hardcover R596 Discovery Miles 5 960
Shadows in the sand - A Koevoet…
Sisingi Kamongo, Leon Bezuidenhout Paperback R255 R199 Discovery Miles 1 990

See more

Partners