Crosswinds

By Earl H. Tilford Jr. and Jr. Tilford, Earl H.

Book Overview

"Tilford exposes the generals' tunnel-vision. . . . He demolishes the myth that the 1972 'Christmas bombing' brought Hanoi to its knees . . . . His controversial thesis is that the bombing of the North and the interdiction campaign against the Ho Chi Minh Trail were in no way decisive and that USAF leadership obtusely failed to perceive that North Vietnam, an agricultural nation, was simply not susceptible to strategic bombing."--Publishers Weekly ". . . . hard hitting study on the failure of American air power in the Vietnam War . . . . The acute intellectual content of the book and the author's engaging writing style make the book easy to recommend."--Armed Forces Journal International

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1603441263
• ISBN13: 9781603441261
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Student of Military History

As a student at Texas A & M University taking a course in American Military History I cannot recommend any other book higher in the subject of the Air Force's role in Vietnam. From begining to end this book details policies, aircraft, and general deployments of bases in and around Vietnam. Additionally, this book is written on a higher educational level which allows for a more concise and accurate description of what the author is trying to convey. As a general history book I recommend Big Story by Peter Braestrup. However, if you wish to learn more about the Air Force specifically this book goes into greater detail throughout the entire war.