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Red Wings over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union, and the Air War in Korea (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series)
Xiaoming Zhang
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Description for Red Wings over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union, and the Air War in Korea (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series)
Paperback. The Korean War was pivotal in China's modern military history. Based on Chinese and Russian archival materials and interviews with Chinese participants in the air war, this work, presenting the Chinese point of view, stands as both a complement and a corrective to previous accounts of the conflict. Series: Texas A & M University Military History S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW3; JWG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
The Korean conflict was a pivotal event in China's modern military History, constituting an important experience for the newly formed People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), not only as a test case for this fledgling service but also in the later development of Chinese air power. Xiaoming Zhang fills the gaps in the history of this conflict by basing his research on recently declassified Chinese and Russian archival materials and interviews with Chinese participants in the air war over Korea. Zhang's findings challenge conventional wisdom as he compares kill ratios and performance by all sides involved in the war, addresses ... Read more
The Korean conflict was a pivotal event in China's modern military History, constituting an important experience for the newly formed People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), not only as a test case for this fledgling service but also in the later development of Chinese air power. Xiaoming Zhang fills the gaps in the history of this conflict by basing his research on recently declassified Chinese and Russian archival materials and interviews with Chinese participants in the air war over Korea. Zhang's findings challenge conventional wisdom as he compares kill ratios and performance by all sides involved in the war, addresses ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Condition
New
Series
Texas A & M University Military History S.
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585443406
SKU
V9781585443406
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Xiaoming Zhang
The Journal of Military History has twice awarded Xiaoming Zhang the Moncado Prize for excellence in the writing of military history. Zhang currently resides in Montgomery, Alabama, where he teaches at the Air War College.
Reviews for Red Wings over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union, and the Air War in Korea (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series)
Readers interested in Cold War politics, the air war over Korea, and the roots of China's air power will find great value in this well-written and richly researched book. - Air & Space Power Journal