B 36 Cold War Shield

Author : Vito Lasala
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1504913582
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book B-36 Cold War Shield written by Vito Lasala and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-06-03 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of a B-36 crew, flying countless training missions while carrying full-sized 8,500-pound mock nuclear weapons in their bomb bays. B-36 crews trained for the one flight when they would be ordered to drop combat nuclear bombs on the USSR. Flights of fifteen hours over continental United States to grueling thirty-hour nonstop flights overseas were routine, all without the benefit of in-flight refuelingnot yet invented. The experiences of this crew, as they flew their assigned missions, are part of the history of our nations defense. They were part of our Cold War Shield.

Author : Peter E. Davies
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472850408
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book B-36 ‘Peacemaker’ Units of the Cold War written by Peter E. Davies and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-17 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fully illustrated study into the extraordinary Convair B-36 during the Cold War. Conceived during 1941 in case Germany occupied Britain, when US bombers would then have insufficient range to retaliate, the B-36 was to be primarily a '10,000-mile bomber' with heavy defensive armament, six engines and a performance that would prevent interception by fighters. Although rapid developments in jet engine and high-speed airframe technology quickly made it obsolescent, the B-36 took part in many important nuclear test programmes. The aircraft also provided the US nuclear deterrent until the faster B-52 became available in 1955. It was one of the first aircraft to use substantial amounts of magnesium in its structure, leading to the bomber's 'Magnesium Overcast' nickname. It earned many superlatives due to the size and complexity of its structure, which used 27 miles of wiring, had a wingspan longer than the Wright brothers' first flight, equivalent engine power to 400 cars, the same internal capacity as three five-room houses and 27,000 gallons of internal fuel – enough to propel a car around the world 18 times. Much was made of the fact that the wing was deep enough to allow engineers to enter it and maintain the engines in flight. B-36s continued in the bomber and reconnaissance role until their retirement in February 1959 following 11 years in SAC. Convair employees were invited to suggest names for the giant aircraft, eliciting suggestions such as 'King Kong Bomber', 'Condor', 'Texan' and 'Unbelievable', but the most popular was 'Peacemaker'. Oddly, objections from religious groups deterred the USAF from ever adopting it officially. This fully illustrated volume includes first-hand accounts, original photographs and up to 30 profile artworks depicting in detail the complexity of this superlative aircraft.

Author : Dennis R. Jenkins
Publisher : Specialty Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 9781580070607
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" written by Dennis R. Jenkins and published by Specialty Press (MN). This book was released on 2002 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details six- and ten-engined monsters of the 1950s. Coverage includes tech manual excerpts, engineering drawings, structural and power plant review, cutaway drawings, and pilot analysis.

Author : Chris Adams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781410218919
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside the Cold War written by Chris Adams and published by . This book was released on 2004-12-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General Adams reflects on his experiences in the cold war, during which he served in both manned bombers and missile silos. He tells stories of famous and not-so-famous cold warriors, including some from the US Navy. Some stories are humorous; some stories are tragic. Having traveled extensively in Russia and some former Soviet Union states after retirement, General Adams tells us about his former adversaries, the Soviet cold warriors. In the process, he leaves no doubt about his respect for all who served so valiantly in the "strategic triad"-- the strategic command, the ICBM force, and the submarine Navy.

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 142899128X
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside the Cold War a cold warrior's reflections written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Elliott Vanveltner Converse
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rearming for the Cold War, 1945-1960 written by Elliott Vanveltner Converse and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2012 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Description: The first publication in a multivolume series on the history of the acquisition of major weapon systems by the Department of Defense, author Elliott Converse presents a meticulously researched overview of changes in acquisition policies, organizations, and processes within the United States military establishment during the decade and a half following World War II. Many of the changes that shaped the nature and course of weapons research and development, production, and contracting through the end of the century were instituted between 1945 and 1960; many of the problems that have repeatedly challenged defense policymakers and acquisition professionals also first surfaced during these years. This study is the first to combine the histories of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the military services into one account. The volume is organized chronologically, with individual chapters addressing the roles of OSD, the Army, Navy and Air Force in two distinct periods.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Force Journal of Logistics written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward Hampshire
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 139904124X
Total Pages : 707 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Navy in the Cold War Years, 1966–1990 written by Edward Hampshire and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the period covered by this new book the Royal Navy faced some of its greatest challenges, both at sea confronting the increasingly capable and impressive Soviet Navy, and on shore when it faced policy crises that threatened the survival of much of the fleet. During this remarkable period, the Navy had rarely been so focussed on a single theater of war – the Eastern Atlantic – but also rarely so politically vulnerable. The author sets out to analyze shadowing operations and confrontations at sea with Soviet ships and submarines; the Navy’s role in the enormous NATO and Warsaw Pact naval exercises that acted out potential war scenarios; individual operations from the Falklands and the 1990–91 Gulf War to the Beira and Armilla patrols; the development of advanced naval technologies to counter Soviet capabilities; policy-making controversies as the three services fought for resources – including the controversial 1981 Nott defense review; and what life was like in the Cold War navy for ratings and officers. The book, the first to cover this subject in depth for more than thirty years, will make use of the full range of archival sources that have been publicly available over the last two decades, but of which little use has been made by historians. This work is destined to become a definitive naval history of the period, and also provide a fascinating and gripping narrative of a navy under threat from many directions but which survived and eventually prospered, winning a remarkable victory in the far South Atlantic more than 7,000 miles from its expected battleground in the North Atlantic. Elegantly written for a wide audience, it will be a very significant volume for professional and enthusiast alike.

Author : James P. Rife
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160872488
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The sound of freedom: Naval Weapons Technology at Dahlgren, Virginia 1918-2006 written by James P. Rife and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2006 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of the evolution of the Dahlgren Laboratory from a naval proof and test facility into a modern research and development center crucial to the technological evolution of the U.S. Navy. Combining a close analysis of the technical work that led to the improvements in weapons, bombsights, missiles, and the computers that provided their guidance with a close account of changing management styles, this work recounts many previously classified stories.

Author : NA NA
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349624772
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norstad: Cold-War NATO Supreme Commander written by NA NA and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a biography of the most glamorous and powerful NATO Supreme Commander of the Cold War, General Lauris Norstad, as both a "nuclear" general and an "international" general. His primary goal was to keep the Alliance together as he accommodated British and French nuclear ambitions while forestalling the same in West Germany. He also was at the center of the political/military maneuverings over Berlin and the Soviet attempt to blackmail the West into recognizing East Germany, all of which culminated in the building of the infamous "Wall."