References on the Vietnam Air War

[Vermillion]

Hey Guys!

I have notice over the past month or so, a few posts on the air war in Vietnam.  Also it seems that many people have some serious misconceptions about early missle combat, and the way the air war over North Vietnam was conducted.

I've been doing alot of research lately on the subject and thought I would share a couple of excellent references on the subject that I have found.  All these recommendations are books that I've personally bought and read in the last 3 months.

Here are the two best which examine the aircraft, tactics, and technology involved.

1.) Clashes: Air Combat over North Vietnam 1965-1972 -- by Marshall L., III Michel

2.) Air Warfare in the Missile Age, by Lon O. Nordeen / Smithsonian Institution Press /

Other excellent resources in no particular order

1.) Mig-21 Fishbed: The World's Most Widely Used Supersonic Fighter (Aerofax) by Yefim Gordon,

2.) Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-17 (Aerofax) by Yefim Gordon

3.) MIG-17 and MIG-19 Units of the Vietnam War by Istvan Toperczer

4.)  M.I.G 21 Units Vietnam War by Istvan Toperczer

5.) Okb MIG: A History of the Design Bureau and Its Aircraft by Piotr Butowski & Jay Miller

6.)  Vietnam Air Losses, United States Air Force , Navy, and Marine Corps Fixed Wing Aircraft Losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973, by Chris Hobson

Obviously most of my interest has focused on the MiG's involved, so if you have any other great books you can recommend from the US side, please share them!

[Puke]

6.) Vietnam Air Losses, United States Air Force , Navy, and Marine Corps Fixed Wing Aircraft Losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973, by Chris Hobson   -Verm

I'm very surprised you have this text.  It's very much more research text than for reading.  

For a good read that should go over well with the general public, I always liked "On Yankee Station" by Nichols/Tillman.

For research, it's best to start hitting National Archives, military and museum libraries and those types of places.

[Vermillion]

Puke, actually most if not all the books I listed were more "technical references" rather than "there I was.... at 500ft" types of books.

I'd love to do more original research in the archives, but it really depends on where you live, and your ability to travel.  No major museums/historic libraries near where I live.  The closest would be the Air Force Musuem and its archives which are almost 5 hours of travel away or more.