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Libyan Air Wars Part 2: 1985-1986: Part 2: 1985-1986 (Africa@War Series)
Arnaud Delande
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Description for Libyan Air Wars Part 2: 1985-1986: Part 2: 1985-1986 (Africa@War Series)
Paperback. While the first volume in this mini-series spanned the first decade of confrontations between Libya and several of its neighbours, but foremost the USA and France, between 1973 and 1985, the second is to cover the period of less than a year - between mid-1985 and March 1986, when this confrontation reached its first climax. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJPN; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 297. .
While the first volume in this mini-series spanned the first decade of confrontations between Libya and several of its neighbours, but foremost the USA and France, between 1973 and 1985, the second is to cover the period of less than a year - between mid-1985 and March 1986, when this confrontation reached its first climax. Through mid and late 1985, relations between France and Libya became tense over the situation in Chad. By early 1986, the French felt forced to deploy their air force for an airstrike on the crucial Libyan air base at Wadi Doum, ... Read more
While the first volume in this mini-series spanned the first decade of confrontations between Libya and several of its neighbours, but foremost the USA and France, between 1973 and 1985, the second is to cover the period of less than a year - between mid-1985 and March 1986, when this confrontation reached its first climax. Through mid and late 1985, relations between France and Libya became tense over the situation in Chad. By early 1986, the French felt forced to deploy their air force for an airstrike on the crucial Libyan air base at Wadi Doum, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Africa@War
Condition
New
Weight
324g
Number of Pages
72
Place of Publication
Solihull, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910294536
SKU
V9781910294536
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Ref
99-2
About Arnaud Delande
Tom Cooper is an Austrian aerial warfare analyst and historian. Following a career in worldwide transportation business - during which he established a network of contacts in the Middle East and Africa - he moved into narrow-focus analysis and writing on small, little-known air forces and conflicts, about which he has collected extensive archives. This has resulted in specialisation in ... Read more
Reviews for Libyan Air Wars Part 2: 1985-1986: Part 2: 1985-1986 (Africa@War Series)
color and B&W photos illustrate Helion's excellent account. Abbreviations, sidebars, tables, maps, selected bibliography and endnotes further season the study. And Tom Cooper's reliably outstanding artwork surveys participating warplane warpaint. My biggest gripe? I prefer more profiles of Libyan aircraft - not of its adversaries! I can't wait for Part 3. Can Operation Eldorado Canyon be far away?
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