Cuban MiGs: The Defenders of Castro's Air Force by Paulo Roberto Bastos Junior (

Description: Cuban MiGs by Paulo Roberto Bastos Junior, Hélio Higuchi Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Cubas Fuerza Aérea Revolucionária (FAR) was one of the most feared and respected air forces of the Americas, and its pilots engaged in many real-life combat engagements. This book tells the history of its most iconic airplanes, the renowned MiG fighters. Publisher Description Cubas Fuerza Aérea Revolucionária (FAR) was one of the most feared and respected air forces of the Americas, and its pilots engaged in many real-life combat engagements. This book tells the history of its most iconic airplanes, the renowned MiG fighters. The Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria (FAR), one of the most powerful and little-publicised air forces in the Americas, had Mikoyan-Gurevich (MiG) fighters as its main fighter aircraft, both in the defence of Cuban territory against the threat of US invasion and in support of Cuban leaders efforts to export their revolutionary ideals. The book casts an unprecedented look at the introduction and utilisation of all MiG models in Cuban service, since their arrival before the Cuban Missile Crisis, to current times, going through all of the conflicts in which Cuba was involved, from incidents with the Dominican Republic (Operación Pico) and the Bahamas, to its entanglements in wars in Vietnam, Syria, Guinea, Southern Yemen, Angola, Ethiopia and Nicaragua and the recent apprehension of export goods to North Korea in the Panama Canal. The story of military aviation in Cuba before the arrival of the MiGs is also briefly presented, from the beginning of their air corps and its role in the political crises that affected the country, in Castros Revolution and the ill-fated attempted invasion at the Bay of Pigs, contextualising the times when they happened. This is the result of extensive research using Cuban publications, documents, interviews with former pilots, historians and contributions by veteran Cuban airmen both in exile and residing in their homeland. The book is richly illustrated with over 170 photographs and colour profiles detailing the history of all twenty models of MiG fighters operated by Cuba from 1962 to the present. colour and b/w photos, tables, colour maps Author Biography HÉLIO HIGUCHI hails from São Paulo, Brazil, where he was born in 1953. A hotel manager, he has degrees in Architecture and Urban Design and Marketing. A researcher of Latin American military subjects, he is a regular contributor to Brazilian periodicals Asas, Flap and Tecnologia e Defesa. He is the author of A Serviço do Generalíssimo – Os Pilotos Brasileiros na RepÚblica Dominicana (In the Service of the Generalissimo – Brazilian Pilots in the Dominican Republic, 2014) PAULO ROBERTO BASTOS JR was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1969 and now lives in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. An automation engineer, he is a researcher of history and military technology, particularly mechanised forces in Latin America and the Caribbean, and an editor of the Brazilian periodical Tecnologia e Defesa. Details ISBN 1950394093 ISBN-13 9781950394098 Title Cuban MiGs Author Paulo Roberto Bastos Junior, Hélio Higuchi Format Paperback Year 2022 Pages 144 Publisher Harpia Publishing, LLC GE_Item_ID:139364193; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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