OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER 1965-68: VIETNAM'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL AIR CAMPAIGN

Nuova collana della Osprey Publishing dedicata ai grandi combattimenti aerei della storia. Ogni volume, ricco di artwork, mappe e diagrammi descrive la battaglia, gli aerei coinvolti, i protagonisti, gli obiettivi, l’esito, ecc. 

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The bombing campaign that was meant to keep South Vietnam secure, Rolling Thunder became a byword for pointless, ineffective brutality, and was a key factor in America's Vietnam defeat. But in its failures, Rolling Thunderwas 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.

Dr 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.

Each Air Campaign title is 96 pages long, and includes approximately 31,000 words of main text (excluding captions and plate commentaries) and 60–70 photos. Air Campaign titles typically include three double-page colour plates, two bird’s eye views, and six maps and diagrams.