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Sabres Over MiG Alley
The F-86 and the Battle for Air Superiority in Korea
This is the story of the first jet versus jet war, the largest in number of victories and losses, and one of the few military bright spots in the Korean War. It tells how an outnumbered force of F-86 Sabres limited by range and restricted by the rules of engagement, decisively defeated its foe. Based on the latest scholarship, author ...
Available Formats: Softcover
Hunting the Essex
"A Journal of the Voyage of HMS Phoebe, 1813-1814"
This previously unpublished journal provides an eyewitness account of the epic chase of the USS Essex that was the inspiration for the film Master & Commander. In 1813 the British frigate Phoebe set out on a secret mission to counter the campaign by the frigate USS Essex, which had almost annihilated the lucrative British whaling trade in the ...
Available Formats: Hardcover
Sabres Over MiG Alley
The F-86 and the Battle for Air Superiority in Korea
This is the story of the first jet versus jet war, the largest in number of victories and losses, and one of the few military bright spots in the Korean War. It tells how an outnumbered force of F-86 Sabres limited by range and restricted by the rules of engagement, decisively defeated its foe. Based on the latest scholarship, author ...
Available Formats: Softcover