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Sto caricando le informazioni... Jet Age Man: SAC B-47 and B-52 Operations in the Early Cold Wardi Earl J. McGill
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Nominated as Best Military History Book 2013 in the prestigious journal Air Power History, published by the US Air Force Historical Foundation The events in Jet Age Man took place during the early Cold War, an era that will go down as a period when civilization teetered on the edge of the abyss. To some, nuclear deterrence appeared as utter madness, and was in fact commonly referred to as M.A.D. The concept of Mutually Assured Destruction provoked protests and marches, and the architect of M.A.D, General Curtis LeMay, became a symbol of madness himself. Raised during those turbulent times, most contemporary historians conclude that we were lucky to have survived. What they fail recognize is that for LeMay and the thousands of Cold War warriors who fought and won while serving in the Strategic Air Command, the proof of concept lies not in the "what if?" but in the reality, "what did." Historically, M.A.D. succeeded where appeasement, diplomacy and even hot wars failed. When The Wall came down, strength, not weakness, had prevailed. Most of this story takes place in the Cold War trenches of the Strategic Air Command. It is about those who served and the many who died, told by someone who, as a young man, literally held the fate of all mankind within reach of a switch. More particularly, this is a story of man's interaction with two bombers that changed the course of political history, and were perhaps the most influential aircraft in the annals of aircraft development. The author piloted and instructed in both the B-47 and the B-52, starting out as a copilot in the B-47, then aircraft commander and finally, instructor pilot in both aircraft. Jet Age Man chronicles his fifteen-year relationship with the B-47 and the aircraft the B-47 became, the B-52--a bomber still in service today. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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First of all, keep in mind that the author is not only an exceptional pilot, but a great writer as well. That has a lot to do with the quality of the book itself as this genre is usually written by someone else on behalf of the armed forces member.
In Jet Age Man, we are taken into the cockpit of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber, an aircraft seemingly designed to eliminate the pilot population in the US Air Force. I had read in previous books about the aircraft being unstable and suffering from a high loss rate, but until recently, the actual number of aircraft losses were classified. Now the truth is out, and you’ll have great respect for Lt. Col. McGill, simply because he is still alive.
Transferring to the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, McGill meets a totally different aircraft. A stable, long-range bomber designed to hit the target and bring its crew back home, assuming of course that ‘home’ still exists.
I’m going to stop here, simply because, again, I do not want the review to seem unbelievable. If you have any interesting in the Cold War, military aviation, and certainly strategic bombing, you will want to acquire this book. It is well written, incredibly informative, and difficult to put down. I’ve studied the topics covered in Jet Age Man for a large part of my life, and yet, I was amazed at how much more I learned from this book. The five stars says it all.
Reviewed by Daniel L Little on July 11 2018 – www.daniellittle.com (