Air power's lost cause : the American air wars of Vietnam / Brian D. Laslie.

Author: Laslie, Brian D. author.

ImprintLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]

Descriptionxvi, 241 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations ; 24 cm

Note:Getting Involved -- The War in the South: Build Up -- The War in the South: Close Air Support -- "To Deter Hanoi" The War in the North -- The US Navy's Air War -- Strategic Air Power at Bay? -- The Air War in Laos and Cambodia -- The Air to Air War.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index.

Note:"Filling a substantial void in our understanding of the history of airpower in Vietnam, this book provides the first comprehensive treatment of the air wars in Vietnam. Most important for understanding the US defeat, Laslie illustrates the perils of a nation building a one-dimensional fighting force capable of supporting only one type of war."-- Provided by publisher.

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