B-52 Stratofortress Units in Operation Desert Storm - Jon Lake

B-52 Stratofortress Units in Operation Desert Storm

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
96 Seiten
2004
Osprey Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-84176-751-2 (ISBN)
21,15 inkl. MwSt
As the Cold War drew to an end the B-52's role began to change. While the B-52H remained committed to the nuclear strike role, older B-52Gs were increasingly pressed into service in the conventional role; they dropped about one third of the ordance delivered by the USAF during Operation Desert Storm and were a high profile element in the 'shock and awe' tactics of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This book details the recent combat history of this huge aircraft which has proved one of the most effective weapons available to US force commanders.

Jon Lake is the author of several books for Osprey, including volumes on wartime aircraft like the Avro Lancaster and Bristol Blenheim, as well as modern combat aircraft like the MiG-29. One of the founding editors of World Air Power Journal, Lake is a regular contributor to a number of aviation magazines and newspapers. An RAF-trained private pilot Lake has written extensively about post war and contemporary military aviation. Mark has illustrated several books in both the Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He has recently switched mediums from airbrush to Mac art, and has produced some of the best profiles Osprey has used to date in Combat Aircraft 18: 'B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eight Air Force' (part I) and Combat Aircraft 22: 'Mitsubishi Type I Rikko Betty Units of World War 2'.

New threats, new weapons (ALCM) including the search for a Post Cold War role; Prelude to Desert Storm; seven Secret Squirrels; Operation Desert Storm; Aftermath; Operations Desert Strike and Desert Fox; 'Buff' over the Balkans - Operation Allied Force; The War Against Terror; Operation Enduring Freedom; Artwork commentaries; B-52 Unit markings; B-52G/H names and nose art

Erscheint lt. Verlag 26.11.2004
Reihe/Serie Combat Aircraft
Illustrationen Mark Styling
Zusatzinfo 5 b/w; 95 col
Sprache englisch
Maße 184 x 248 mm
Gewicht 360 g
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-84176-751-4 / 1841767514
ISBN-13 978-1-84176-751-2 / 9781841767512
Zustand Neuware
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