Description
| Product ID: | 9781472818775 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Combat Aircraft |
| Title: | A-6 Intruder Units 1974-96 |
| Authors: | Author: Rick Morgan, Jim Laurier |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Subjects: | History of the Americas, History of the Americas, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Air forces and warfare, Military vehicles, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, Air forces & warfare, Military aircraft, USA, c 1960 to c 1970, c 1970 to c 1980, c 1980 to c 1990 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A fully illustrated guide to the US Navy and Marine Corps'' most potent strike aircraft on a carrier flight deck in the decades after the Vietnam War. In the three decades following Vietnam, the veteran A-6 Intruder remained the most powerful strike aircraft available to the US Navy and Marine Corps. Engaged in operations over Cambodia, Lebanon and Libya during the 1970s and 80s, the A-6 maintained its reputation as the ''Main Battery'' of carrier aviation, remaining in service through the First Gulf War up until 1996 when its duties were taken over by the F-14 Tomcat. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-07-27 |
