Oxford: Osprey , Date: 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. The covers are clean, the jacket likewise- minor signs of use (light wear to the top edge). Clean internally, no inscriptions, toning to the outer page edges. 352 pages. The history of the USAF's Cold War MiG program, established due to the growing number of USAF fighters lost to MiGs at the start of the Vietnam War. 2008. Osprey ISBN 1846033780 9781846033780 [GB]

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Date: 2008. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2008. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ISBN 1846033780 9781846033780 [US]

ISBN10: 1846033780, ISBN13: 9781846033780, [publisher: Osprey, Oxford] Hardcover First Edition First edition hardcover with dust jacket. The covers are clean, the jacket likewise- minor signs of use (light wear to the top edge). Clean internally, no inscriptions, toning to the outer page edges. 352 pages. The history of the USAF's Cold War MiG program, established due to the growing number of USAF fighters lost to MiGs at the start of the Vietnam War.
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ISBN 1846033780 9781846033780 [GB]

Oxford: Osprey Publishing, Date: 2008. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 352 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Endnotes. Appendices. Glossary. Index. Foreword by General J. Jumper. DJ has slight wear and soiling. For the first time, this book tells the story of "Constant Peg" and the 4477th Red Eagles Squadron in the words of the men who made it possible. Steve Davies is a military aviation photojournalist based in Cambridge, England. He has authored eleven critically acclaimed books and co-authored five more, and he's written for the world's leading monthly, quarterly and partwork aviation publications. He has worked both in front of and behind the camera as a subject matter expert on multiple military aviation television documentaries. Finally, his photography has been used not only by the aviation press, but also by leading defence contractors and aviation corporations. From the late 1960s until the end of the Cold War, the United States Air Force acquired and flew Russian-made MiG jets, culminating in a secret squadron dedicated to exposing American fighter pilots to enemy technology and tactics. "Red Eagles" tells the story of this squadron from the first tests of MiGs following the Vietnam War when the USAF had been woefully under-prepared in aerial combat. These initial flights would develop into the "black" or classified program known internally as "Constant Peg." At a secret air base in Nevada, ace American fighter pilots were presented ...