B-36 'Peacemaker' Units of the Cold War
A fully illustrated study into the extraordinary Convair B-36 during the Cold War.Conceived during 1941 in case Germany occupied Britain, when US bombers would then have insufficient range to retaliate, the B-36 was to be primarily a '10,000-mile bomber' with heavy defensive armament, six engines and a performance that would prevent interception by fighters. Although rapid developments in jet engine and high-speed airframe technology quickly made it obsolescent, the B-36 took part in many important nuclear test programmes. The aircraft also provided the US nuclear deterrent until the faster B-52 became available in 1955. It was one of the fir…
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Weitere Autoren: Hector, Gareth (Illustr.) / Laurier, Jim (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4728-5039-3
- EAN: 9781472850393
- Produktnummer: 35872401
- Verlag: Bloomsbury
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
- Seitenangabe: 96 S.
- Masse: H24.8 cm x B18.4 cm x D0.6 cm 308 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 144
- Gewicht: 308
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Peter E Davies has published 45 aviation books, including more than 30 for Osprey. He has also contributed to magazines such as Aeroplane Monthly and Aircraft Illustrated, concentrating mainly upon combat aircraft of the Cold War and Vietnam War. His most recent Osprey title is DUEL 112 - UH-1 Huey Gunship vs NVA/VC Forces: Vietnam 1962-75. The illustrators for this volume are Gareth Hector (cover), Jim Laurier (profiles).
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