Title: MIGs over North Vietnam : the Vietnam People's Air Force in combat, 1965-75 /
Authors: Boniface, Roger.
Publisher: Stackpole Books,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Vietnam. History; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Aerial operations, North Vietnamese.
Abstract: "Until now, the day-to-day operations of the Vietnam People's Air Force have remained relatively unknown. In MiGs over North Vietnam, Roger Boniface relies largely on interviews with the participants to describe fighter combat above Vietnam from 1965 to 1975, giving voice to North Vietnamese pilots whose stories have never been told, from deadly dogfights between MiGs and American F-4s to persistent efforts to shoot down B-52 bombers.This is the air war in Vietnam as seen by the other side."--Back cover.
Contents: The Gulf of Tonkin incident -- "Rolling Thunder" -- A victory from rice-pounding tactics -- The December massacres -- "Operation Bolo" -- High stakes! -- End of Rolling Thunder -- The intermission period, 1968-72 -- Calm before the storm -- Time of the red eagle -- "Bamboo shoots" -- The tide changes -- No quarter given -- A false dawn -- The Christmas bombings and the war with the B-52s -- The beginning of the end -- The final victory -- Some conclusions about air victories -- Three of a kind.