Results for "Davies, Peter E."

In 1960, SAC's B-52s began a nonstop, eight-year, nuclear-armed patrol. Fully illustrated, this study explains how one of the Cold War's most challenging operations was conceived and flown. Operation Chrome Dome was Strategic Air Command's unprecedented nuclear deterrence operation, a hugely elabora... Read More about Chrome Dome 1960–68: The B-52s' high-stakes Cold War nuclear operation (Air Campaign #46)

A new study of how the first purpose-built anti-tank helicopter gunship – the Bell AH-1 Cobra – engaged communist armor and well-armed irregular fighters in the war for control of Vietnam.The Vietnam War was often dubbed 'the helicopter war' because it was the first conflict in which helicopters too... Read More about AH-1 Cobra Gunship vs NVA Armor: Vietnam 1967–73 (Duel #140)

An illustrated account of the early service of the Lockheed U-2, one of the most important and longest-serving intelligence gathering platforms fielded by the US air force.The U-2 is one of the most recognizable aircraft of the Cold War; nicknamed the 'Dragon Lady' after the codename given to it by ... Read More about U-2 ‘Dragon Lady’ Units 1955–90 (Combat Aircraft #152)

This account of the Japanese Shipping Industry treats both the shipping lines and the shipbuilding industry, focusing principally upon the economic developments, following the growth and boom of the 1950s and 60s. The perspective is wide-ranging and the authors relate Japanese shipping not only to t... Read More about The Japanese Shipping and Shipbuilding Industries: A History of Their Modern Growth (Bloomsbury Academic Collections: Japan)

Lieutenant Colonel Philip Toosey was the senior British officer concerned with the building of the notorious "Bridge over the River Kwai". Toosey understood from the very beginning that the only real issue was how to ensure that as many of his men as possible should survive their captivity. Many tho... Read More about The Man Behind the Bridge: Colonel Toosey and the River Kwai (Bloomsbury Academic Collections: Japan)

No project combined radical innovation and political furore quite like the F-111 program. It was intended as the world's biggest, most expensive defence procurement plan when it began in 1962. The aim was 'commonality'; the equipment of the USAF, US Navy and several foreign customers with a sin... Read More about General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark (Air Vanguard)