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B-52 Stratofortress Units in Combat 1955-73

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Combat Aircraft - Bombers

Last Stocked on 7/11/2019

Product Info

Title
B-52 Stratofortress Units in Combat 1955-73
Publisher
Category
Author
Jon Lake
Publish Year
2004
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398068
MFG. Part #
OSPCOM043
Type
Softcover
Series
COM43

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.