{"title":"Istvan Toperczer","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"mig-17-19-aces-of-the-vietnam-war-book-istvan-toperczer-9781472812551","title":"MiG-17\/19 Aces of the Vietnam War","description":"The story of the pilots of the MiG-17\/19 fighter jets, the aircraft that allowed the inexperienced men of the Vietnam People's Airforce to take on the mighty USAF and Navy fighters.   At the beginning of the Vietnam War, the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) were equipped with slow, old Korean War generation fighters – a combination of MiG-17s and MiG-19s – types that should have offered little opposition to the cutting-edge fighter-bombers such as the F-4 Phantom II, F-105 Thunderchief and the F-8 Crusader. Yet when the USAF and US Navy unleashed their aircraft on North Vietnam in 1965 the inexperienced pilots of the VPAF were able to shatter the illusion of US air superiority.  Taking advantage of their jet's unequalled low-speed maneuverability, small size and powerful cannon armament they were able to take the fight to their missile-guided opponents, with a number of Vietnamese pilots racking up ace scores. Packed with information previously unavailable in the west and only recently released from archives in Vietnam, this is the first major analysis of the exploits of Vietnamese pilots in the David and Goliath contest with the US over the skies of Vietnam.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49960834597137,"sku":"NGR9781472812551","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50385504403729,"sku":"CIN1472812557G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51533524173073,"sku":"GOR010001024","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53157577851153,"sku":"GOR014787660","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1472812557.jpg?v=1751084380"},{"product_id":"air-war-over-north-vietnam-book-istvan-toperczer-9780897473903","title":"The Air War over North Vietnam","description":"Do you wake up wondering what was it that you saw in your dream, why did you see it, what does it symbolize ? Have you ever considered interpreting your dreams ? Offering an engaging insight into this most intriguing aspect of our life - dreams - this book explores your sources, their relation to our waking life, method of dream-interpretation, and the psychology of dream process.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50147529326865,"sku":"CIN0897473906G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0897473906.jpg?v=1751234782"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-istvan-toperczer.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}