B-52 Stratofortress
Subtitle: the complete history of the world's longest serving and best known bomber
By: Bill Yenne
Publisher: MBI Pub. Co., Zenith Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780760343029
Subjects: B-52 bomber; Air power; History
Description: "A comprehensive history of the B-52's development, manufacture, and combat service. The longest-serving U.S. Air Force combat aircraft, the B-52 debuted in 1955 and is slated to continue to 2040. It flew in the Cold War, Vietnam, the Gulf Wars, and Afghanistan"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the most formidable expression; title: The origins of strategic air power doctrine; title: Boeing bombers before the Stratofortress; title: The Strategic Air Command and a jet bomber fleet; title: What we've been waiting for; title: Production and model evolution; title: The Strategic Air Command and other Stratofortress missions; title: War in Southeast Asia; title: Back to the Cold War; title: A storm in the desert; title: A decade of changes; title: Twenty-first-century warrior; title: Back to the future; title: Appendix 1: Specifications by Stratofortress model; title: Appendix 2: Stratofortress production by model and block number; title: Appendix 3: Stratofortress combat wings and assigned squadrons; title: Bibliography; title: Index; title: Tables; title: 5-1. Stratofortress production by model number; title: 6-1. B-52s in the SAC inventory: build-up and peak strength era; title: 7-1. Linebacker II: sorties day by day; title: 8-1. B-52s in the SAC inventory: draw-down and early model retirement era; title: 8-2. B-52s in the U.S. Air Force inventory: Reagan era through the end of the Cold War; title: 12-1. B-52s in the U.S. Air Force inventory: post Cold War era; title: 12-2. B-52h selected weapons systems options; title: 12-3. B-52h selected electronics systems.