Rick Burgess, Warren Thompson

AD Skyraider Units of the Korean War (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Laurier, Jim

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Douglas AD Skyraider is considered the most effective naval aircraft of the Korean War despite the emergence of new jet fighters that captured public imagination. Built to replace the World War 2 workhorses like the Dauntless, Helldiver and Avenger diveand torpedo-bombers, the Skyraider operated numerous combat missions from carrier decks and from US Marine Corps land bases throughout the conflict. Drawing from personal interviews with AD pilots, the authors paint a harrowing picture of the deadly combat of this often forgotten air war as pilots took on Chinese and North Korean forces during daring night attacks and whilst outnumbered in daytime attacks.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472812667
• Artikelnr.: 44874254

Autorenporträt

Rick Burgess is a retired naval flight officer who served in two patrol squadrons. Burgess, a former editor of Naval Aviation News and the current managing editor of Sea Power magazine, is the editor of two books on naval aviation and the author of numerous articles and books on naval aviation history and organisation.

Inhaltsangabe

The Able Dog
First Blood
Countering the Chinese Wave
Stalemate and Strangle
Blasting the Grid
Back to Interdiction
Night Hecklers, Nukes, 'Gators' and 'Guppies'
'Bulldogs' over Korea
'Cherokee Strikes'
Appendices
Colour Plates Commentary
Index