Chrome Dome 1960-68: The B-52s' High-Stakes Cold War Nuclear Operation - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Peter E. Davies, Adam Tooby (Illustrator)Series:Air Campaign #46Publish date:2024-09-10Pages:96
Language:EnglishPublisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)ISBN-13:9781472860545ISBN-10:1472860543UPC:9781472860545Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:MilitaryBook Topic:United StatesSize:9.80 x 7.80 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCKZD3553J
Chrome Dome 1960-68: The B-52s' High-Stakes Cold War Nuclear Operation
In 1960, SAC's B-52s began a nonstop, eight-year, nuclear-armed patrol. Fully illustrated, this study explains how one of the Cold War's most challenging operations was conceived and flown.
Operation Chrome Dome was Strategic Air Command's unprecedented nuclear deterrence operation, a hugely elaborate and costly response to the perceived nuclear missile threat from the Soviet Union. In this...Series: Air Campaign #46
Language:EnglishPublisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)ISBN-13:9781472860545ISBN-10:1472860543UPC:9781472860545Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:MilitaryBook Topic:United StatesSize:9.80 x 7.80 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCKZD3553J
Peter E. Davies is a specialist historian on US aircraft and operations of the Vietnam and Cold War periods, analyzing tactics, background politics and technologies in combat situations. Original first-hand interviews and unpublished illustrative material are a hallmark of his work. He has often sought to explore specific military incidents from past conflicts. Peter has written dozens of books...
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