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Ever since its introduction in the late 1950s, the B-52 Stratofortress has been the United States' primary heavy bomber and a powerful symbol of its immense military might. Its powerful electronic countermeasures equipment (ECM) was thought to make the B-52 immune to ground-to-air missile attack, but in Vietnam, and later conflicts such as Operation Desert Storm in 1991, it came up against the Soviet-designed SA-2 SAM which used heavy salvoes of missiles to bring down the bombers.
The losses of several of its most feared, powerful and supposedly invincible bombers per night to a torrent of Soviet missiles during the closing stages of the Vietnam War was sobering to Americans, but the B-52s' crushing attacks virtually eliminated North Vietnam's defences and forced a peace settlement. This fascinating book analyses the roles of the SA-2 operators and the B-52 Electronic Warfare Officers (EWOs) using specially commissioned artwork as well as first-hand accounts, and traces the cat-and-mouse tactics that each side employed.
The losses of several of its most feared, powerful and supposedly invincible bombers per night to a torrent of Soviet missiles during the closing stages of the Vietnam War was sobering to Americans, but the B-52s' crushing attacks virtually eliminated North Vietnam's defences and forced a peace settlement. This fascinating book analyses the roles of the SA-2 operators and the B-52 Electronic Warfare Officers (EWOs) using specially commissioned artwork as well as first-hand accounts, and traces the cat-and-mouse tactics that each side employed.
Ever since its introduction in the late 1950s, the B-52 Stratofortress has been the United States' primary heavy bomber and a powerful symbol of its immense military might. Its powerful electronic countermeasures equipment (ECM) was thought to make the B-52 immune to ground-to-air missile attack, but in Vietnam, and later conflicts such as Operation Desert Storm in 1991, it came up against the Soviet-designed SA-2 SAM which used heavy salvoes of missiles to bring down the bombers.
The losses of several of its most feared, powerful and supposedly invincible bombers per night to a torrent of Soviet missiles during the closing stages of the Vietnam War was sobering to Americans, but the B-52s' crushing attacks virtually eliminated North Vietnam's defences and forced a peace settlement. This fascinating book analyses the roles of the SA-2 operators and the B-52 Electronic Warfare Officers (EWOs) using specially commissioned artwork as well as first-hand accounts, and traces the cat-and-mouse tactics that each side employed.
The losses of several of its most feared, powerful and supposedly invincible bombers per night to a torrent of Soviet missiles during the closing stages of the Vietnam War was sobering to Americans, but the B-52s' crushing attacks virtually eliminated North Vietnam's defences and forced a peace settlement. This fascinating book analyses the roles of the SA-2 operators and the B-52 Electronic Warfare Officers (EWOs) using specially commissioned artwork as well as first-hand accounts, and traces the cat-and-mouse tactics that each side employed.
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Peter E. Davies
Zusammenfassung
New interviews with American crews and North Vietnamese missile technicians describe both sides of the conflict and enable the reader to understand the motivation, experiences and problems of the combatants.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction /Chronology/ Design and Development /Technical Specifications /The Strategic Situation /The Combatants /Combat /Statistics and Analysis /Aftermath /Further Reading /Index
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Erscheinungsjahr: | 2018 |
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Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781472823625 |
ISBN-10: | 1472823621 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Davies, Peter E |
Illustrator: |
Laurier, Jim
Hector, Gareth |
Hersteller: | Bloomsbury USA |
Maße: | 247 x 184 x 7 mm |
Von/Mit: | Peter E Davies |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 23.10.2018 |
Gewicht: | 0,262 kg |
Über den Autor
Peter E. Davies
Zusammenfassung
New interviews with American crews and North Vietnamese missile technicians describe both sides of the conflict and enable the reader to understand the motivation, experiences and problems of the combatants.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction /Chronology/ Design and Development /Technical Specifications /The Strategic Situation /The Combatants /Combat /Statistics and Analysis /Aftermath /Further Reading /Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2018 |
---|---|
Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781472823625 |
ISBN-10: | 1472823621 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Davies, Peter E |
Illustrator: |
Laurier, Jim
Hector, Gareth |
Hersteller: | Bloomsbury USA |
Maße: | 247 x 184 x 7 mm |
Von/Mit: | Peter E Davies |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 23.10.2018 |
Gewicht: | 0,262 kg |
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