{"product_id":"9781472823205","title":"Rolling Thunder 1965–68 : Johnson's air war over Vietnam","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRolling Thunder 1965–68\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Richard P. Hallion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bombing campaign that was meant to keep South Vietnam secure,\u003ci\u003e Rolling Thunder \u003c\/i\u003ebecame a byword for pointless, ineffective brutality, and was a key factor in America's Vietnam defeat. But in its failures,\u003ci\u003e Rolling Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the most influential air campaigns of the Cold War. It spurred a renaissance in US air power and the development of an excellent new generation of US combat aircraft, and it was still closely studied by the planners of the devastatingly successful Gulf War air campaign.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Richard P. Hallion, a vastly knowledgeable air power expert at the Pentagon, explains in this fully illustrated study how the might of the US air forces was crippled by inadequate strategic thinking, poor pilot training, ill-suited aircraft, and political interference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hallion provides a readable tome on Operation Rolling Thunder, complete with supportive photographs, color illustrations, maps, and tables. If you are into the Vietnam War, this is a good reference book that provides the latest perspective on the Rolling Thunder campaign.\" - \u003ci\u003eIPMS \/ USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eOver 50 historical photographs, tables, campaign maps and artwork by Adam Tooby supplement the Hallion's narrative.\" - \u003ci\u003eCybermodeler Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472823205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Osprey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40667355414734,"sku":"9781472823205","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_09c03e5d-6672-46a0-aad7-08a8ff198be3.jpg?v=1639709653","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472823205","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}