MiG Alley: The US Air Force in Korea, 1950-53

Thomas McKelvey Cleaver's book MiG Alley reveals the complete story of the US-Soviet conflict in the Eastern skies, challenging prevailing myths and providing first-hand accounts of US Air Force activities over Korea.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 04 February 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Thomas McKelvey Cleaver's book, "MiG Alley: The Soviet-American Air War in Korea," expertly weaves together US and Russian sources to present a comprehensive account of the intense aerial conflict in the Eastern skies. Following the conclusion of the Korean War, a prevailing narrative in the West portrayed the US Air Force pilots and their aircraft as possessing absolute superiority over their Soviet-supplied opponents. However, the claims of a 10:1 victory-loss ratio achieved by the US Air Force fighter pilots flying the North American F-86 Sabre against their communist adversaries, among other such fabrications, remained unchallenged until the end of the Cold War, when Soviet records of the conflict were finally opened. "MiG Alley" is a captivating and detailed account that brings the war to life through first-hand accounts and covers the full spectrum of US Air Force activities over Korea. It sets the record straight on numerous popular fabrications and provides a more accurate portrayal of the aerial battles that took place during this pivotal period in history.

Weight: 518g
Dimension: 153 x 235 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472836090