{"product_id":"9781990956546","title":"The MiG Diaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat was it like to fly a MiG at 1,100km\/h in combat over Angola?\u003cbr\u003eMost books on the Angolan Bush War, especially those in English, present the South African perspective of events. Now a former\u003cbr\u003eMiG-23 Squadron Commander of the Cuban Air Force has collaborated with an ex-SAAF pilot to paint a remarkable new picture of the aerial conflict over Angola in the 1980s.\u003cbr\u003eIn The MiG Diaries the recollections of Lt-Col Eduardo González Sarría are blended by Lionel Reid with those of air combatants from the Angolan, Cuban and South African air forces. Many are being published for the first time. Using their own aviation knowledge and experience of the conflict, Sarría and Reid combine the accounts of these diverse combatants - former comrades and foe - to provide original insights into, and a more holistic description of, what happened in the skies over Angola. The results, often quite different to what the opposing sides had believed, reveal a surprising, and more complete, picture of events.\u003cbr\u003eThe wonderful sketching pencil of Sean Thackwray, himself a former fighter pilot, helps to bring this unique story to life, along with select images, including many not seen in print in South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Lt-Col+Eduardo+Gonz%C3%A1lez+Sarr%C3%ADa+\u0026amp;+Lionel+Reid\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eLt-Col Eduardo González Sarría \u0026amp; Lionel Reid\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lt-Col Eduardo González Sarría \u0026 Lionel Reid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378632638627,"sku":"9781990956546","price":385.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781990956546_1847ee96-75a2-494b-8600-433c5a927c38.jpg?v=1776619393","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781990956546","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}