Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat

David Nicolle, Tom Cooper

Osprey Publishing, 2004 - History - 96 pages

The MiG-21 provided the backbone of frontline Arab air combat strength for many years and remained the Arabs’ only real hope of challenging Israeli air supremacy. This book provides a detailed history of the MiG-21 in Egyptian, Syrian and Iraqi service. It includes numerous photographs, most of which have not been seen outside the Arab world and a large proportion of which have never previously been published anywhere. The material is drawn from official sources and from the private collections and recollections of men who flew, or met, these aircraft in combat.

Contents

• INTRODUCTION: 6
• CHAPTER: 22
• CHAPTER THREE: 37
• CHAPTER FOUR: 71
• APPENDICES: 86

About the author

David Nicolle worked in the BBC Arabic service for a number of years, before gaining an MA from SOAS and a doctorate from Edinburgh University. He later taught at Yarmuk University, Jordan. He has written many books and articles on Islamic warfare. Tom Cooper is an aviation researcher based in Austria. He has excellent contacts in the Arab world, and is presently working on a series of titles for Osprey on military aircraft in Iranian service during the Iran-Iraq War.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat; Volume 44 of Osprey combat aircraft
• Authors: David Nicolle, Tom Cooper
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2004
• ISBN: 1841766550, 9781841766553
• Length: 96 pages
• Subjects: History / Military / Aviation; History / Military / Other