23%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Bully Able Leader
Lt. Gen. George Loving
€ 26.99
€ 20.88
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Bully Able Leader
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS1; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
The Korean War, 1950–1953, was the first war in which jet aircraft played a central role. Once-formidable fighters such as the P-51 Mustang, F4U Corsair, and Hawker Sea Fury, relinquished their air superiority roles to a new generation of faster, jet-powered fighters. For the initial months of the war, the P-80 Shooting Star, F9F Panther, and other jets under the UN flag dominated North Korea's prop-driven air force of Soviet Yakovlev Yak-9 and Lavochkin La-9s. The Chinese intervention in late October 1950 bolstered the Korean People's Air Force of North Korea with the MiG-15 Fagot, one of the ... Read more
The Korean War, 1950–1953, was the first war in which jet aircraft played a central role. Once-formidable fighters such as the P-51 Mustang, F4U Corsair, and Hawker Sea Fury, relinquished their air superiority roles to a new generation of faster, jet-powered fighters. For the initial months of the war, the P-80 Shooting Star, F9F Panther, and other jets under the UN flag dominated North Korea's prop-driven air force of Soviet Yakovlev Yak-9 and Lavochkin La-9s. The Chinese intervention in late October 1950 bolstered the Korean People's Air Force of North Korea with the MiG-15 Fagot, one of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, United States
ISBN
9780811710268
SKU
V9780811710268
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Lt. Gen. George Loving
Lt. Gen. George G. Loving, USAF (Ret.), also flew 151 combat missions in World War II, becoming a P-51 ace. He later served as commander of the Sixth Allied Tactical Air Force and the U.S. Fifth Air Force. His awards include the Distinguished Service Meda
Reviews for Bully Able Leader