MiG 17 and MiG 19 Units of the Vietnam War
Contributors: Iain Wyllie (Illustrator)
Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft 25
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: September 25, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781841761626
Subjects: Air forces & warfare; Asian history: Vietnam War; Military vehicles; Military; History; History - Military / War; Vietnam; Military - Vietnam War; History / Military / Aviation; Military - Weapons
First sentence: Early in 1949, Gen Vo Nguyen Giap, head of the Ministry of Defence, Brig-Gen Hoang Van Thai, the Chief of Staff, and Phan Phac, who was in charge of military training, sought guidance from Ho Chi Minh about establishing an air force and navy.