MiG Alley : the US Air Force in Korea, 1950-53 / Thomas McKelvey Cleaver ; foreword by Col Walter J. Boyne, USAF (Ret.).

Collection type Library
Author Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey, author.; Boyne, Walter J., 1929-, writer of foreword.;
Call Number 951.904248 C623m
Document type Monograph
Year 2019. 019.
Pagination 336 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Publisher Osprey Publishing,
Note Foreword information taken from cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-328) and index. "Of the many myths that emerged following the end of the Korean War, the prevailing one in the West was that of the absolute supremacy of US Air Force pilots and aircraft over their Soviet-supplied opponents. The claims of the 10:1 victory-loss ratio achieved by the US Air Force fighter pilots flying the North American F-86 Sabre against their communist adversaries, amongst other such fabrications, went unchallenged until the end of the Cold War, when Soviet records of the conflict were finally opened. Fr om that point onwards, a very different story began to emerge. Far from decisive American victories over an unsophisticated opponent, the aerial battles of the Korean War were, at least in the early years, evenly matched affairs, fought to an approximate 1:1 victory-loss ratio. Though the Soviet victories declined over the following years, this had more to do with home politics than American tactics. Regardless of the accuracy of claims and wartime propaganda, one fact stands clear: in the battle for air supremacy over Korea, the US Air Force denied to its opponents the opportunity to intervene over the battlefield. In the face of overwhelming enemy manpower superiority, this allowed the United Nations forces to hold the line in Korea until an armistice t hat protected South Korea could be put into effect. In addition to the aerial combat over MiG Alley, this title covers the full range of US Air Force activities over Korea, including the failed strategic bombing campaign and the escalating nuclear threat. Incorporating first-hand accounts from those involved, both US and Soviet, this new history of the US Air Force in Korea reveals the full story of this bitter struggle in the Eastern skies"--Amazon.com.
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