Red Wings Over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union, and the Air War in Koreavolume 80

by Xiaoming Zhang

Book Overview

The Korean conflict was a pivotal event in China's modern military history. The fighting in Korea constituted an important experience for the newly formed People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), not only as a test case for this fledgling service but also in the later development of Chinese air power. Xiaoming Zhang fills the gaps in the history of this conflict by basing his research in recently declassified Chinese and Russian archival materials...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585443409
• ISBN13: 9781585443406
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"