{"product_id":"9781472827609","title":"Operation Linebacker II 1972: The B-52s are sent to Hanoi","description":"Author: Michel III, Marshall\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472827609\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 96\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eLinebacker II\u003c\/i\u003e campaign of 1972 saw America's fearsome but irreplaceable B-52s finally sent into action above the Vietnamese capital Hanoi in an attempt to bomb the Vietnamese to the negotiating table.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the failed April 1972 invasion of South Vietnam and the heavy US tactical bombing raids in the Hanoi area, the North Vietnamese agreed to return to the Paris peace talks, yet very quickly these negotiations stalled. \u003cbr\u003eIn an attempt to end the war quickly and 'persuade' the North Vietnamese to return to the negotiating table, President Nixon ordered the Air Force to send the US' ultimate conventional weapon, the B-52 bomber, against their capital, Hanoi. Bristling with the latest Soviet air defence missiles, it was the most heavily defended target in Vietnam. Taking place in late December, this campaign was soon dubbed the 'Christmas Bombings'.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Using specially commissioned artwork and maps, ex-USAF fighter colonel Marshall Michel describes \u003ci\u003eLinebacker II\u003c\/i\u003e, the climax of the air war over Vietnam, and history's only example of how America's best Cold War bombers performed against contemporary Soviet air defences.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509023555742,"sku":"UBD-9781472827609","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472827609.jpg?v=1780639770","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472827609","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}