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Chrome Dome 1960-68 : The B-52s' High-Stakes Cold War Nuclear Operation by Peter E. Davies (2024, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-101472860543
ISBN-139781472860545
eBay Product ID (ePID)21062158929
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Book TitleChrome Dome 1960-68 : the B-52s' High-Stakes Cold War Nuclear Operation
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / Nuclear Warfare, Military Science, Military / United States, Military / Aviation
Publication Year2024
IllustratorYes, Tooby, Adam
GenreTechnology & Engineering, History
AuthorPeter E. Davies
Book SeriesAir Campaign Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight15.9 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsOsprey Publishing delivers a top-tier historical work that is both visually rich and deeply informative. This book is essential for anyone wanting to understand Cold War strategy, air power, and the incredible efforts behind nuclear deterrence.
Series Volume Number46
Dewey Decimal355.0217
Table Of ContentINTRODUCTION Airborne Alert Stratofortress CHRONOLOGY ATTACKERS' CAPABILITIES Cold warriors The DEW Line Ground alert Hound dog Looking glass DEFENDERS' CAPABILITIES Soviet offensive forces Soviet weapons Soviet defences Cuba Sino-Soviet missiles THE CREWS SAC rules Pulling alert CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES Planning Armageddon SAC expansion Finding targets SIOP THE CAMPAIGN Buff riders Chrome Dome begins Moles Mainland mishaps ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
SynopsisIn 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 elaborate and costly response to the perceived nuclear missile threat from the Soviet Union. In this book, Cold War aviation historian Peter E. Davies explains how for eight years, Chrome Dome required 12 B-52 Stratofortresses to maintain a ceaseless airborne alert within striking distance of Soviet targets, orbiting over the Mediterranean and north of Alaska. Each bomber stayed aloft for 24 hours, flying for around 10,000 miles until relieved by another. In each cockpit a top-secret Combat Mission Folder contained details of the routes and procedures for a nuclear attack on a pre-determined Soviet target. Dramatic and controversial, the years of unrelenting Chrome Dome missions saw several B-52 crashes and losses of nuclear weapons, most famously those in Greenland and off the Spanish coast. Drawing on first-hand information from the personnel who flew and supported these gargantuan efforts, and packed with archive photos, superb new artwork, maps and diagrams, this book offers an authoritative history of how SAC flew its most challenging operation of the Cold War., 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., Launched in 1960, Operation Chrome Dome was Strategic Air Command's unprecedented nuclear deterrence operation, a hugely elaborate and costly response to the Soviet Union's nuclear missile capability. In this book, expert Cold War aviation historian Peter E. Davies explains how, for eight years, 12 B-52 Stratofortresses maintained a ceaseless airborne alert within striking distance of Soviet targets, orbiting over the Mediterranean and north of Alaska. Each bomber stayed aloft for 24 hours, flying around 10,000 miles until relieved by another. In each cockpit a top-secret Combat Mission Folder contained details of the routes and procedures for a nuclear attack on a pre-determined Soviet target. Dramatic and controversial, the years of unrelenting Chrome Dome missions saw several B-52 crashes and losses of nuclear weapons, most famously those in Greenland and off the Spanish coast. Drawing on first-hand information from the personnel who flew and supported these gargantuan efforts, and packed with archive photos, superb new artwork, maps, and diagrams, this book offers an authoritative history of how SAC flew its most challenging operation of the Cold War. Includes: Battlescenes, Bird's-Eye Views, Maps and Diagrams, Expert Analysis
LC Classification NumberU162.6.D3 2024
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