{"product_id":"2026200018624-secondhand-air-war-hanoi","title":"Air War Hanoi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew conflicts tested the limits of American air power as brutally and as publicly as the skies above North Vietnam, and Air War Hanoi by Robert F. Dorr stands as a definitive account of that brutal aerial campaign. The book chronicles the relentless bombing missions flown over the heavily fortified North Vietnamese capital, placing the reader in the cockpit alongside the pilots of F-105 Thunderchiefs, F-4 Phantoms, and B-52 Stratofortresses as they battled some of the most sophisticated anti-aircraft defenses the world had ever seen. Drawing on first-hand accounts, mission records, and extensive research, Dorr reconstructs individual sorties with pulse-raising precision, capturing the terrifying reality of SAM missiles, MiG intercepts, and intense flak that defined the Rolling Thunder and Linebacker campaigns.\n\nDorr, a decorated veteran and prolific aviation historian, writes with the authority of someone who understands both the machinery of war and the men who flew it, producing a narrative that is as technically rigorous as it is humanly compelling. Air War Hanoi argues that the aerial war over North Vietnam was not merely a sideshow but a pivotal — and deeply controversial — strategic theatre that shaped American military doctrine for decades to come. Beyond the hardware and the tactics, the book illuminates the political constraints, command failures, and individual acts of extraordinary courage that defined the conflict. For any reader with an interest in military aviation or the Vietnam War, this volume raises a question that lingers long after the final page: could the war in the air have been won?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609693950171,"sku":"2026200018624-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1eb16181-9507-4beb-8c8d-a2a6e355e157.png?v=1791764639","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200018624-secondhand-air-war-hanoi","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}