The Naval Air War in Korea.
Title:
The Naval Air War in Korea.
Author:
Hallion, Richard P.
ISBN:
9780817385453
Personal Author:
Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (258 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1/ Naval Aviation After the Great Pacific War -- 2/ The Opening Round: Preserving the Pusan Pocket -- 3/ Victory-and Retreat -- 4/ Interdiction and Attrition -- 5/ Air Pressure -- 6/ The Struggle for Air Superiority -- 7/ The Korean Legacy -- Specifications of Selected Naval Aircraft -- Notes -- Sources and Selected Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
"In The Naval Air War in Korea, Dr. Hallion has captured the fact, feel- ing, and fancy of a very important conflict in aviation history, in- cluding the highly significant facets of the transition from piston to jet-propelled combat aircraft."-Norman Polmar, author of Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, 18th Edition.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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