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The first comprehensive treatment of the air wars in Vietnam.

Filling a substantial void in our understanding of the history of airpower in Vietnam, this book provides the first comprehensive treatment of the air wars in Vietnam. Brian Laslie traces the complete history of these air wars from the beginning of American involvement until final withdrawal. Detailing the competing roles and actions of the air elements of the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force, the author considers the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war. He also looks at the air war from the perspective of the North Vietnamese Air Force. Most important for understanding the US defeat, Laslie illustrates the perils of a nation building a one-dimensional fighting force capable of supporting only one type of war.

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ISBN-13: 9781442274341

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers - Inc.

Publication Date: 05-14-2021

Pages: 272

Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

Series: War and Society

Brian D. Laslie is the Command Historian at the United States Air Force Academy. He is the author of The Air Force Way of War: U.S. Tactics and Training after Vietnam.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1 Getting Involved 2 The War in the South: Build-up 3 The War in the South: Close Air Support 4 “To Deter Hanoi. . .”: The War in the North 5 The US Navy’s Air War: An Attack Pilot’s War 6 Strategic Air Power at Bay? 7 Laos, Cambodia, and the War against the Ho Chi Minh Trail 8 The Air-to-Air War Denouement and Conclusion Appendix A: JCS 94-Target List Appendix B: List of Project CHECO Reports Appendix C: List of Named Aerial Operations during the Vietnam War Archival Collections Notes Bibliography Index About the Author