Waterstones Cuban Migs
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Price: £28.95
Brand: Waterstones
Description: The Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria (FAR), one of the most powerful and little-publicised air forces in the Americas, had Mikoyan-Gurevich (Mi G) fighters as its main fighter aircraft, both in the defence of Cuban territory against the threat of US invasion and in support of Cuban leader's efforts to export their revolutionary ideals. The book casts an unprecedented look at the introduction and utilisation of all Mi G models in Cuban service, since their arrival before the Cuban Missile Crisis, to current times, going through all of the conflicts in which Cuba was involved, from incidents with the Dominican Republic ('Operación Pico') and the Bahamas, to its entanglements in wars in Vietnam, Syria, Guinea, Southern Yemen, Angola, Ethiopia and Nicaragua and the recent apprehension of 'export goods' to North Korea in the Panama Canal. The story of military aviation in Cuba before the arrival of the Mi Gs is also briefly presented, from the beginning of their air corps and its role in the political crises that affected the country, in Castro's Revolution and the ill-fated attempted invasion at the Bay of Pigs, contextualising the times when they happened. This is the result of extensive research using Cuban publications, documents, interviews with former pilots, historians and contributions by veteran Cuban airmen both in exile and residing in their homeland. The book is richly illustrated with over 170 photographs and colour profiles detailing the history of all twenty models of Mi G fighters operated by Cuba from 1962 to the present. Waterstones Cuban Migs - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781950394098
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ISBN: 9781950394098
Author: Andrzej
Rating: 3
Review: Bardzo ciekawy temat - niestety info mniej ni? mozna wyuszukac w intenecie - jest troche ciekawych informacji ale generalnie mogno ogólne - liczyem na wiecej
Author: Andrzej
Rating: 3
Review: Bardzo ciekawy temat - niestety info mniej ni? mozna wyuszukac w intenecie - jest troche ciekawych informacji ale generalnie mogno ogólne - liczyem na wiecej
