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Product Identifiers
PublisherHelion & Company, The Limited
ISBN-101911096508
ISBN-139781911096504
eBay Product ID (ePID)220568162
Product Key Features
Book Title100 h War : the Conflict between Honduras and El Salvador in July 1969
Number of Pages104 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicAviation / History, Modern / 20th Century, Military / Aviation, Latin America / Central America
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, History
AuthorDan Hagedorn, Mario Overall
Book SeriesLatin America@War Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length11.8 in
Item Width8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-303576
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsIn my opinion it will be a nice addition to an aviation fan's library. Moreover, it might be handy for those who are searching unusual markings for their build. Some of those photos will be useful for dioramas in scale., ...meticulously presents the actions undertaken by both countries in the air and on the ground during this short but intense confrontation, -- a confrontation that saw the last dogfights between World War II-era piston-engine aircraft in the world., The book does concentrate on the air war, however the ground operations are covered along with the build up, and reasons for the conflict. Recommended if you like researching & modelling the smaller conflicts of the world, A hundred-hour war seems like something of a dream, given the prolonged fighting that has taken place in the Middle East during the past quarter of a century... I would have been twenty-three when this conflict took place, but 1969 sticks in my mmemory chiefly for the Apollo Moon landings, and I don't think I was paying attention to world events that year... time to set the record straight with this excellent history by Overall and Hagedorn., "...backed by more than 20 years of research and deftly explores meticulously the actions undertaken by both countries in the air and on the ground during this short but intense confrontation ... Impressively informative, profusely illustrated, and an inherently fascinating read from beginning to end, "The 100 Hour War" is unreservedly recommended for personal, community, and academic library 20th Century Military History collections and supplemental studies reading lists.", This book is highly recommended to all aviations enthusiasts including the modelers looking for something unique for their next small-air-forces project. For the aviation historian, it is an excellent case study of the proper use of air power (FAH)... and the dangers of maintaining a viable air force (FAS)., For the military historian, the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller this is a really interesting read and the result of about 20 years of research by the authors. Another book from Helion Books which I can heartily recommend., ... The book will be a boon for achieving the necessary detail...and in researching (and reproducing in scale form) the liveries of the less obvious types., " ... revisits the conflict with a fascinating eye on the war's aerial battles." Warisboring blogspot
Series Volume Number3
Dewey Decimal972.8405/2
SynopsisIn July 1969, while the world was expectant about the upcoming first manned landing on the moon, two little-known Central American States crossed sabers in what was derogatorily coined by the media as 'The Soccer War'. Far from a simple out-of-hand sports passion, this conflict had its complicated origins back in the early 20th century when the North American companies United Fruit and its rival, Standard Fruit, operated in Honduras - and both deemed it necessary to import workers from El Salvador, since the locals were insufficient in numbers. What followed was an exodus of more than 300,000 Salvadorans who settled in Honduras - and for a while, the latter country's government saw this with good eyes. That is until the early 1960s, when political changes and the liberalization of the region's commerce through the Common Market Treaty made it painfully evident that the country that benefited the most from it was El Salvador, while Honduras would be destined to carry a heavy economic burden. Inevitably, it chilled the relations between the two countries and had a direct bearing in the treatment from the Hondurans towards the Salvadoran peasants. Amidst sporadic violence against the immigrant peasants, the two governments began negotiations aimed at solving the immigration problem and signed three agreements. However, while the negotiations were taking place, clandestine armed groups were organized in Honduras with the purpose of harassing and controlling the Salvadoran people living in that country. This situation was worsened by a coup d'etat that brought to the presidency the Honduran General Oswaldo Lopez Arellano, who had a very different point of view than his predecessor regarding the immigrants' situation. Shortly after, the expelling of thousands of Salvadorans began. The return of the peasants to El Salvador brought a series of problems for that country, since all were returning unemployed and needing food, clothing and some kind of shelter - all of this in the midst of an economic crisis that not even the advantages obtained through the Common Market Treaty had been able to alleviate. Thus, it didn't take long for the Salvadoran society to begin clamoring for some sort of military response against Honduras. With this delicate political background, the eliminatory rounds for the Jules Rimet World Soccer Cup (to be held in Mexico the next year) began - and during these, the national teams of El Salvador and Honduras would have to face each other in order to obtain a classification. During those games, the violence against Salvadoran immigrants in Honduras increased and caused strong protests from the Salvadoran Government, which ended in the rupturing of diplomatic relations and followed by additional border incidents, which included the strafing of a Honduran airliner while it was taking off from Nueva Ocotepeque. Eleven days later, the war began. This book, backed by more than 20 years of research, explores meticulously the actions undertaken by both countries in the air and on the ground during this short but intense confrontation, and that saw the last dogfights between World War II-era piston-engine aircraft in the world. Besides an impressive selection of photos, the book also features a section of color profiles and markings, and a set of tables detailing the identities of the aircraft operated by both countries during the conflict.
LC Classification NumberF1488
