Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION CHRONOLOGY ATTACKER'S CAPABILITIES -UN air power DEFENDER'S CAPABILITIES - Air defence in North Korea CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES - Air power in a complex war - Orders of battle THE CAMPAIGN - Industry, power and interdiction - Industrial targets - Strategic interdiction - Bombing the bridges - ‘Dambusters,’ airfields and ‘Black Tuesday’ - Night bombing - 1 - Air pressure - Night bombing - 2 - The Sinanju and Yongmidong bridges - Air Pressure –the irrigation dams ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION FURTHER READING INDEX

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A spectacularly illustrated new history and analysis of the strategic bombing campaign in the Korean War, which saw the last combat of America's legendary B-29s.

About the Author

Michael Napier joined the RAF in 1978 as a University Cadet and studied Aeronautical Engineering at Imperial College, London. He qualified as a fast jet pilot in 1985, and his military flying career encompassed both the Cold War and operations over Iraq after the Gulf War. Michael left the RAF in 1997 and joined British Airways. Michael has written extensively for aviation magazines, and he is the author of In Cold War Skies and Korean Air War. Michael lives near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.