MARC Record from Library of Congress

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050 00 $aUG633$b.M329 2012
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100 1 $aMeilinger, Phillip S.,$d1948-
245 10 $aBomber :$bthe formation and early years of Strategic Air Command /$cPhillip S. Meilinger.
246 30 $aFormation and early years of Strategic Air Command
260 $aMaxwell Air Force Base, Ala. :$bAir University Press, Air Force Research Institute,$cc2012.
263 $a1208
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe intellectual and organizational imperatives for bombing -- The influence of Billy Mitchell -- The Air Corps tactical school-the early years -- The Air Corps Tactical School-the golden age -- Bombing accuracy and targeting -- Summary -- The realities of war and strategic bombing -- Organization for combat -- Planning the air campaign-AWPD-1 -- Problems and the development of operations research -- Air intelligence and targeting -- Analyzing the effects - the US Strategic Bombing Survey -- Summary -- Formation -- The bomb and its relevance -- Planning the atomic Air Force -- Reorganization and Strategic Air Command -- Initial problems -- The deployment challenge -- The Bikini atomic tests -- Summary -- Independence mixed with challenges -- Roles and missions -- Planning for atomic war -- The Berlin crisis and the rebirth of SAC -- Summary -- Expansion and adversity -- Reforging the weapon -- The revolt of the admirals -- Evaluating the atomic air offensive -- Budget battles -- Intelligence and Joe 1 -- Summary -- Nuclear weapons, custody, and the Korean war -- The outbreak of war -- Custody of atomic weapons -- Stalemate in Korea -- Summary -- The technological imperative -- Building the bombers -- The challenge of range -- The penetration problem -- The importance of electronic warfare and countermeasures -- Summary -- Expansion, intelligence, and targeting in the nuclear age -- Thoughts on total war -- The "new look" and tactical nuclear weapons -- Intelligence and targeting -- Summary -- Retrospect and epilogue.
610 20 $aUnited States.$bAir Force.$bStrategic Air Command$xHistory.
650 0 $aStrategic bombers$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aStrategic forces$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.