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Contents
List of Illustrations IX
List of Maps X
Acknowledgments XI
List of Abbreviations XIII
Introduction 3
CHAPTERS
1. Aviation and the Chinese Revolution: A Historical Perspective 12
2. Fledgling Years: The Emergence of the People's Liberation Army Air Force 31
3. Promise, Decision, and the Airpower Factor 55
4. From Defending China to Intervention in Korea 78
5. Months of Frustration: Plans and Preparations 99
6. Soviet Air Operations in Korea 122
7. China Enters the Air War 143
8. From MiG Alley to Panmunjom 172
9. Conclusion: Estimations, Lessons, Retrospect, and Future Perspectives 201
Appendix A. PLAAF Aviation Troops, 1950-51 215
Appendix B. Soviet VVS/POW Forces in China, 1950-51 217
Appendix C. Soviet PVO Forces in Korea, November I, 1950-July 27,1953 219
Appendix D. CPV Air Forces in Korea, December, 1950-July, 1953 224
Notes 227
Bibliography 271
Index 285