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Arab MiGs Volume 6 continues Harpia Publishing's renowned coverage of air actions by Arab air forces during the October 1973 Arab-Israeli War. After researching in the Middle East for more than 40 years, interviewing and discussing the fighting in detail with pilots, participants and eyewitnesses from almost every unit involved, the authors provide the first ever coherent narrative of this air war. While it has often been argued that air power did not play a dominant role in the conflict, it eventually proved critical to its outcome. Moreover, thousands of combat experiences that were learned during this war -- and paid for in blood by both sides -- proved extremely influential for the development of new aircraft types and new weapons systems. The October 1973 conflict was one of the best examples of the ever increasing importance of electronic warfare and unmanned aircraft upon the modern-day battlefield, and therefore prompted fundamental changes in the tactics and strategy of the dominant air powers across the globe during the late 20th century. As well as enabling the reader to gain a clear insight into the nature of the air operations by all involved air powers - and the Arab air forces in particular - and the weaponry deployed, this book contains a detailed cross-examination of claims from both sides, analyses aircraft losses on both sides and lays bare the over-claims, regardless of whether officially confirmed. Descriptions based on the reminiscences of veteran aircrews provide an unprecedented insider's view of key aircraft and operations, illustrating how developments in technology and information warfare added a new dimension to the history of air warfare. Supported by a plethora of background information, more than 300 photographs, color profiles, maps and diagrams depicting the action, aircraft, camouflage patterns, markings, and weaponry deployed, Arab MiGs Volume 6 is set to become the standard reference work on the subject. No library descriptions found. |
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Cooper has written a comprehensive history of the major air arms – Egypt, Syria, Iraq – since the 1948 war. The Algerian AF is covered from independence, and there is much information on Morocco and Yemen. This is not just MiGs or combat aircraft, either – bombers, trainers, helicopters, transports are all covered, as is the Egyptian aerospace industry. Egyptian intervention in Yemen, Nigeria, and Sudan are documented. What surprised me most was that this extensive coverage was extended to two air forces that never operated MiGs, Jordan and Lebanon. There is coverage of US, Soviet, Saudi, and Pakistani involvement, as well.
There are pages of color profiles in each volume. All the MiGs, of course, but also Iraqi, Jordanian, and Lebanese Hunters as well as a Jordanian Starfighter and a Yemeni MiG-17. Sukhois, a Moroccan F-5, L-60 Brigadyrs, L-29s, IL-28s and Tu-16s, a Soviet MiG-25, and Mil-8 helicopters are illustrated with color profiles. There is also an Israeli Phantom or two. There are also many photographs, about two per page.
From Volume 2, each book starts with a voluminous Errata and Addenda section, usually reaching dozens of pages. This supplements all the previous volumes with corrections, but mostly with new photos, eyewitness accounts, and even color profiles.
These are by far the best books on Arab Air Forces in English, and probably in any language. My only complaint is that I wish the indexing was better. ( )