{"product_id":"rolling-thunder-196568-9781472823205","title":"Rolling Thunder 196568","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOperation \u003ci\u003eRolling Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e was the campaign that was meant to keep South Vietnam secure, and dissuade the North from arming and supplying the Viet Cong. It pitted the world's strongest air forces against the MiGs and missiles of a small Soviet client state. But the US airmen who flew \u003ci\u003eRolling Thunder \u003c\/i\u003emissions were crippled by a badly thought-out strategy, rampant political interference in operational matters, and aircraft optimised for Cold War nuclear strikes rather than conventional warfare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIronically, \u003ci\u003eRolling Thunder \u003c\/i\u003ewas one of the most influential episodes of the Cold War  its failure spurring the 1970s US renaissance in professionalism, fighter design, and combat pilot training. Dr Richard P. Hallion, one of America's most eminent air power experts, explains how \u003ci\u003eRolling Thunder \u003c\/i\u003ewas conceived and fought, and why it became shorthand for how \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e to fight an air campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \/Chronology \/Attackers' Capabilities \/Defenders' Capabilities \/Campaign Objectives \/The Campaign \/Analysis and Conclusion \/Bibliography \/Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408757465431,"sku":"9781472823205","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472823205.jpg?v=1730504091","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rolling-thunder-196568-9781472823205","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}