{"product_id":"usaf-f-105-thunderchief-vs-vpaf-mig-17-vietnam-1965-68-duel-95","title":"USAF F-105 Thunderchief vs VPAF MiG-17: Vietnam 1965–68 (Duel, 95)","description":"A comparative evaluation of the tactics and technology involved in the battles between the USAF's Republic F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bombers and their VPAF MiG-17 opponents during the Vietnam War.\n\nFully illustrated with stunning artwork, this book shows how the F-105 and the MiG-17, totally different in design and purpose, fought in a series of duels that cost both sides dearly.\n\nThe F-105D Thunderchief was originally designed as a low-altitude nuclear strike aircraft, but the outbreak of the Vietnam War led to it being used instead as the USAF's primary conventional striker against the exceptionally well-defended targets in North Vietnam and Laos. F-105 crews conducted long-distance missions from bases in Thailand, refueling in flight several times and carrying heavy external bombloads.\n\nThe MiG-17 was the lightweight, highly maneuverable defending fighter it encountered most often in 1965–68 during Operation Rolling Thunder. A development of the MiG-15, which shocked UN forces during the Korean War, its emphasis was on simplicity and ease of maintenance in potentially primitive conditions.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1472830903\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1472830903.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Davies, Peter E.|Laurier, Jim|Hector, Gareth\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43216696737853,"sku":"BVV.1472830903.VG","price":17.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/usaf-f-105-thunderchief-vs-vpaf-mig-17-vietnam-1965-68-duel-95","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}