Author: Robert J. Boyd
Publisher:
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Category : Fighter planes
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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Author: Robert J. Boyd
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780394251
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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Category : Fighter planes
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: John Garbinski
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411650697
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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The dawn of the Nuclear Age. The birth of the Cold War. These events are hauntingly portrayed in North River Depot. An historical novel about the United States First ""Operational"" Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Storage Site. This novel tells the story of the ""Silent Peacekeepers."" Men sworn to secrecy, during the most dangerous period in the History of the United States. North River Depot is a must read for anyone interested in the history of Nuclear Weapons and the Cold War.This book was originally published in 2005. In 2007 a second edition was published with minor changes. This third and final edition (2011) has been completely revised with the addition of several new photographs.

Author: Charles K. Hopkins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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Author: Earl McGill
Publisher: Helion
ISBN: 9781909384941
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Nominated as Best Military History Book 2013 in the prestigious journal Air Power History, published by the US Air Force Historical Foundation The events in Jet Age Man took place during the early Cold War, an era that will go down as a period when civilization teetered on the edge of the abyss. To some, nuclear deterrence appeared as utter madness, and was in fact commonly referred to as M.A.D. The concept of Mutually Assured Destruction provoked protests and marches, and the architect of M.A.D, General Curtis LeMay, became a symbol of madness himself. Raised during those turbulent times, most contemporary historians conclude that we were lucky to have survived. What they fail recognize is that for LeMay and the thousands of Cold War warriors who fought and won while serving in the Strategic Air Command, the proof of concept lies not in the "what if?" but in the reality, "what did." Historically, M.A.D. succeeded where appeasement, diplomacy and even hot wars failed. When The Wall came down, strength, not weakness, had prevailed. Most of this story takes place in the Cold War trenches of the Strategic Air Command. It is about those who served and the many who died, told by someone who, as a young man, literally held the fate of all mankind within reach of a switch. More particularly, this is a story of man's interaction with two bombers that changed the course of political history, and were perhaps the most influential aircraft in the annals of aircraft development. The author piloted and instructed in both the B-47 and the B-52, starting out as a copilot in the B-47, then aircraft commander and finally, instructor pilot in both aircraft. Jet Age Man chronicles his fifteen-year relationship with the B-47 and the aircraft the B-47 became, the B-52--a bomber still in service today.

Author: Charles K. Hopkins
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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Author: David Blanchard
Publisher: Perfect Commando Productions
ISBN: 1939977428
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 54

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ABC’s of Fighter Planes delves into the history of military aircraft from World War 1 to the present, from prototypes, to air superiority. Done in the style of a children’s ABC book, with a unique airframe selected for each letter, and its technical data and historical over view listed side by side ABC’s of Fighter Planes is great for military and aviation enthusiasts.

Author: ROBERT S. HOPKINS
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781902109565
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Karen E. Bledsoe
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 0766069117
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Fighter planes were made famous by the movie Top Gun, but they were first used during World War I and have become a standard symbol for the military. Through first-hand interviews, learn about the development and evolution of fighter planes, when and how they are used, and what it’s like to be the pilots who fly them and the engineers who fix them.