Author: Jon Lake
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: combat, aircraft, units, stratofortress
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2004-01-22
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 1841766070
ISBN-13: 9781841766072
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
Author: Thomas Withington
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: combat, aircraft, units, lancer
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2006-02-28
List price: $20.95
ISBN-10: 1841769924
ISBN-13: 9781841769929
The development of the B-1B Lancer bomber was difficult to say the least. Originally conceived to fulfill a USAF requirement for an Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft, the original B-1A concept aircraft was accused of being a white elephant, capable of performing nothing which could not be achieved at less financial and human expense than an intercontinental ballistic missile. Cancelled by the Carter administration and finally commissioned by President Reagan as the modified B-1B, the Lancer began its duties as a nuclear-armed bomber in the mid-1980s. The end of the Cold War intervened and the
Author: Robert Powell
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: combat, aircraft, units, vigilante
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2004-10-22
List price: $20.95
ISBN-10: 1841767492
ISBN-13: 9781841767499
Developed from the A-5 nuclear bomber and used in a reconnaissance role, the RA-5C Vigilante was the largest and fastest aeroplane ever to operate from the deck of an aircraft carrier. During the Vietnam War it sustained the highest loss ratio of any American aircraft in that conflict. This volume includes compelling accounts of combat missions over key communist targets, where crews dodged Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) and anti-aircraft fire to secure all-important mission photographs. Written by a Vigilante combat veteran this book is crammed full of action-packed first-hand accounts.
Author: Tom Cooper
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: combat, aircraft, units, tomcat, iranian
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2004-09-23
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 1841767875
ISBN-13: 9781841767871
Author: Steve Davies
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: combat, aircraft, units, eagle, strike, 15e
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2005-11-10
List price: $20.95
ISBN-10: 1841769096
ISBN-13: 9781841769097
The F-15E Strike Eagle has been at the center of every single conflict in which the US has been involved since 1990. This remarkable aircraft has repeatedly struck targets where no other Coalition, NATO or US fighter has been able to go, breaking records for combat endurance and effectiveness. In the last decade, the Strike Eagle has been consistently upgraded to accommodate the latest weapons and electronic equipment. This book provides a thorough study of this versatile strike aircraft, as well as exploring its role in Operation Desert Storm and, more recently, the Balkans, Afghanistan and I
Author: Buzz Williams
Publisher: Gotham
Keywords: campus, combat, journey, days, reservist, marine, spare, parts
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2004-03-08
List price: $26.00
ISBN-10: 159240054X
ISBN-13: 9781592400546
A compelling look into the world of reservists--more than just the "spare parts" of our nation’s military--as seen through one manís transformation from weekend warrior to combat marine In 1989, Buzz Williams walked into a marine recruiting office to follow in the footsteps of the deceased older brother he grew up idolizing by signing up to join the Marine Reserves. Over the course of the next year, he would earn money to pay his college tuition by devoting one weekend a month and two full weeks in the summer to the grueling and often dangerous rigors of military training, w
Authors:Thomas L. Jentz, types of Panzers, and tactics., This
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Keywords: combat, tactics, formations, organizations, reports, statistics, strengths, unit, force, tank, guide, complete, creation, amp, germany, employment, panzertruppen
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2000-01-01
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 0764300806
ISBN-13: 9780764300806
This companion volume presents how the Panzertruppen fought during their defensive struggle with details on the units, organizations, types of Panzers, and tactics.
