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Jon Lake B-52 Stratofortress Units in Combat 1955–73 (Paperback) Combat Aircraft. Title: B-52 Stratofortress Units in Combat 1955–73. Author: Jon Lake. This book follows the story of the B-52 from its genesis to its first combat missions in June 1965 and through to the briefly sustained but bloodily fought Linebacker II offensive in late 1972. Further DetailsTitle: B-52 Stratofortress Units in Combat 1955–73 Condition: New Description: 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 through to the briefly sustained but bloodily fought Linebacker II offensive in late 1972. Even after the withdrawal of US forces in 1973, B-52s remained in-theatre, flying training missions mainly from Guam. Author: Jon Lake EAN: 9781841766072 Contributor: Mark Styling (Illustrated by) ISBN-10: 1841766070 ISBN: 9781841766072 Format: Paperback Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 248mm Item Length: 184mm Illustrator: Mark Styling Genre: Law & Politics Publisher: Osprey Publishing Release Date: 01/22/2004 Language: English Item Width: 7mm Item Weight: 314g Series: Combat Aircraft Topic: Travel & Transport Release Year: 2004 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
