| Series |
Peace and conflict
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| Contents |
Aerial refueling: the air war's operational foundation -- Achieving air superiority by destroying enemy aircraft on the ground -- Pursuing air superiority in the presence of antiaircraft artillery and surface-to-air missiles -- Air superiority by shooting down MiGs -- Punch and Counterpunch -- The imagined weapon : immature technology -- Air superiority refinements 1968-1972 -- Air superiority efforts during Linebacker -- Technology, organization, and management of the air superiority mission -- Air superiority during Linebacker II -- Photo reconnaissance : significance for strategy and policy -- Airlift effectiveness -- The effectiveness of air strikes against ground forces -- Air coercion and air interdiction effectiveness over Southeast Asia -- Laos and the Ho Chi Minh Trail become the focus of the air ampaign -- Restrictions and rules of engagement during the air campaign -- The Easter offensive and the revolution in bombing accuracy -- Toward another confrontation. |
| Abstract |
"An examination of the effectiveness of American air power--air superiority, aerial refueling, airlift, close air support, reconnaissance, and coercion & interdiction--during the Vietnam War"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-588) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Weaver, Michael E. 1962- Air war in Vietnam Lubbock : Texas Tech University Press, [2022] 9781682830864 |
| LCCN | 2020053161 |
| ISBN | 9781682830857 |
| ISBN | 1682830853 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
