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Republic F-105 Thunderchief 1st Edition

SKU: 9781780961750

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Full Title

Republic F-105 Thunderchief 1st Edition

Author(s)

Peter E. Davies

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781780961750, 9781780961736

Publisher

Osprey Publishing

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

The Republic F-105 Thunderchief was the fastest and most successful strike fighter of the Cold War. Designed to deliver nuclear weapons at low altitude and then fight its way back to base, by the early 1960s it was the primary weapon in the USAF’s tactical strike arsenal. Thunderchief pilots in Europe, the Far East and the USA stood on short-notice alert, ready to take on the formidable defenses of their Communist Bloc targets. The F-105 was, however, to become a legend in a very different conflict. As direct American involvement in Vietnam increased, F-105s were deployed – initially as a deterrent, but ever more as conventional attack fighters against insurgency in Laos and Vietnam. With the start of the bombing campaign against North Vietnam, the Thunderchief became a vital element in attacks against some of the most heavily defended territory in modern history.

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Republic F-105 Thunderchief 1st Edition

SKU: 9781780961743

Original price was: $15.16.Current price is: $3.79.

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Additional information

Full Title

Republic F-105 Thunderchief 1st Edition

Author(s)

Peter E. Davies

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781780961743, 9781780961736

Publisher

Osprey Publishing

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

The Republic F-105 Thunderchief was the fastest and most successful strike fighter of the Cold War. Designed to deliver nuclear weapons at low altitude and then fight its way back to base, by the early 1960s it was the primary weapon in the USAF’s tactical strike arsenal. Thunderchief pilots in Europe, the Far East and the USA stood on short-notice alert, ready to take on the formidable defenses of their Communist Bloc targets. The F-105 was, however, to become a legend in a very different conflict. As direct American involvement in Vietnam increased, F-105s were deployed – initially as a deterrent, but ever more as conventional attack fighters against insurgency in Laos and Vietnam. With the start of the bombing campaign against North Vietnam, the Thunderchief became a vital element in attacks against some of the most heavily defended territory in modern history.