An edition of Bomber
(2012)
Bomber
the formation and early years of Strategic Air Command
by Phillip S. Meilinger
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United States, History, United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command, Strategic forces, Strategic bombersPlaces
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Bomber: the formation and early years of Strategic Air Command
2012, Air University Press, Air Force Research Institute
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1585662194 9781585662197
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Table of Contents
The 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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