Description
Product ID: | 9781445698700 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | SAC in the 1980s |
Authors: | Author: Adrian Symonds |
Page Count: | 96 |
Subjects: | History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Military history, Air forces and warfare, Military history, Air forces & warfare |
Description: | Select Guide Rating The lavishly illustrated story of Strategic Air Command in the 1980s. Take a step inside the day-to-day operations. ‘Fighter pilots make movies, bomber pilots make history’ – or so the bomber pilots say, anyway.Strategic Air Command held a constant nuclear-armed vigil, ready to launch nuclear war at a moment’s notice, twenty-four hours a day. SAC was responsible for two of the three components of the Nuclear Triad – manned strategic bombers and land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) – alongside the Navy’s SLBMs. Also responsible for the USAF’s strategic reconnaissance aircraft, SAC maintained a large fleet of tankers to support its bombers and spy planes.After a drawdown of strength in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, SAC rebuilt its strength throughout the 1980s as part of a wider revitalisation of the US armed forces under President Reagan. New advanced bombers, tankers and ICBMs joined the fleet with the promise of new stealth aircraft under development. |
Imprint Name: | Amberley Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Amberley Publishing |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-07-15 |