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Phil Haun, "Tactical Air Power and the Vietnam War: Explaining Effectiveness in Modern Air Warfare" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

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Understanding North Vietnamese Air Defense Challenges in Vietnam War

This chapter examines the factors that prevented North Vietnam from effectively confronting American air dominance during the war. It highlights the shortcomings of their MiG fleet and the strategic shift that surface-to-air missiles introduced in the later stages of the conflict.

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