Saturday, February 19, 2011

Korean Air War, by Robert Dorr and Warren Thompson


Korean Air War, by Robert Dorr and Warren Thompson
Motorbooks, 2003
Oversize (Trade): 187 glossy pages, Acknowledgmwents, Bibliography, index. B&W and color photos scattered throughout.


Description
Korean Air War is an important chronicle of the air battles over Korea that is sure to thrill Korean War veterans, action readers, modelers, and air war historians. Part narrative history and part oral hyistory, this book presents a serious, blow-by-blow account of allied air operations from 1950 to 1953, peppered with dramatic, real life combat stories told by American, Australian, British and South African cobat pilots who were there. It is also a stunning pictorial record with 150 color and 50 black-and white photos of the planes, the pilots and crews, the nose art and markings, the bases and aircraft carriers, most of which are from the personal photo archives of Korean War veterans. Discover the history of air operations over Korea during one of the last century's most important military conflicts in Korean Air War.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: 1950
Chapter 2: 1951
Chapter 3: 1952
Chapter 4: 1953
Appendices:
Acknoledgments
Bibliography
Index

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