To Kill Nations : American Strategy in the Air-Atomic Age and the Rise of Mutually Assured Destruction

To Kill Nations : American Strategy in the Air-Atomic Age and the Rise of Mutually Assured Destruction /

Between 1945 and 1950, the United States had a global nuclear monopoly. The A-bomb transformed the nation's strategic airpower and saw the Air Force displace the Navy at the front line of US defense. This book traces the evolution of US strategic airpower and preparation for nuclear war from th...

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Main Author: Kaplan, Edward (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca ; London : Cornell University, 2015
Subjects:
United States. > Air Force > History > 20th century.
United States. > Air Force. > Strategic Air Command > History > 20th century.
Nuclear warfare > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Air warfare > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Air power > United States > Philosophy > History > 20th century.
Strategic forces > United States > History > 20th century.
Strategy > History > 20th century.
Cold War.
United States > Military policy.
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