Covering the varied history of Peruvian military aviation and its participation in the turbulent political history of Peru during the first half of the twentieth century, Peruvian Air Force Counter Insurgency Operations recounts in detail never-before-told details of the history of aviation in this South American country. From the use of aircraft to intimidate insurgent troops at the beginning of the century, through the brutal use of aviation against entire populations, to its participation in various coups d'état, reader will find never before published aviation stories. AUTHOR: Born in Lima, Peru, in 1977, Amaru Tincopa is a graduate in law. He developed a strong interest in history at a very young age and began researching and publishing about Peruvian and Latin American military aviation history quite early. His first book, covering the deployment history of the Aeroplani Caproni and that Italian company's endeavour in Peru was released in 2003 for an Italian publisher. He has since published a dozen additional titles in Argentina, France, and the United Kingdom, while three others are in the pipeline. Amaru Tincopa is currently cooperating with numerous renowned military aviation history magazines around the world. This is his second instalment for Helion. 74 b/w photos
