In an effort to employ airpower against the North Vietnamese to force them to negotiate a favorable peace in the South, the United States unleashed it's B-52 bomber force against targets in Hanoi and other key locations. The 1972 bombing campaign known as Linebacker II saw the giant bombers employed against a sophisticated air defense network consisting of antiaircraft artillery, jet interceptors and SA-2 surface-to-air missiles. It became a battle of wits between the Electronic Warfare Officers aboard the bombers and the tools they had available to them to jam, confuse and confound the SAMs and the missile officers on the ground, who in turn could use sheer radar power to burn through the jamming, TOJ tactics and triangulation to get to the bombers. An awesome study packed into a small book, it includes photos, original artwork and maps to tell the story.
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