B-52 Stratofortress Units in Combat 1955-1973
(Book #43 in the Osprey Combat Aircraft Series)
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Designed to form the backbone of Strategic Air Command's nuclear deterrent, the B-52 force was brought to higher states of readiness whenever crisis threatened the USA, most notably when Kennedy and Khruschev went eyeball-to-eyeball over Cuba. Soon afterwards, B-52s formed the backbone of the USAF's bombing campaign in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. This book follows the story of the B-52 from its genesis to its first combat missions in June 1965 and...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1841766070
ISBN13:9781841766072
Release Date:January 2004
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 7.2" x 9.7"
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