Korean Air War: Sabres, MiGs and Meteors, 1950-53

Korean Air War is a comprehensive survey of the air war over Korea, featuring stunning contemporary images and first-hand combat reports. It explores the complex narrative of events, the air power of the major combatants, and the lessons learned about modern aerial warfare.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 18 March 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The Korean War holds a unique place in aviation history as it witnessed the first large-scale jet-versus-jet combat and was the first military action of the Cold War, fought by the newly independent United States Air Force and the recently formed Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Air Force. In a meticulously researched volume, former RAF Tornado pilot Michael Napier unravels the complex narrative of events, describing the course of operations in the air and the major campaigns of the land war. He examines in detail the air power of the major combatants, which included North and South Korea, the UK, Australia, Canada, and South Africa, as well as China, the USA, and the USSR. Packed with stunning contemporary images and including first-hand combat reports, Korean Air War is a groundbreaking exploration of a much forgotten conflict that nevertheless provided lessons about the organization and prosecution of modern aerial warfare that remain relevant through to the present day.

Weight: 1338g
Dimension: 199 x 251 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472844446