Albertson, Trevor  | US Naval Institute Press

72,760원  | 20190515  | 9781682474228

Provides definition to an all-too-long neglected figure of the Cold War, General Curtis E. LeMay, and tells the story of his advocacy for nuclear first strikes while leading Strategic Air Command - the Cold War Air Force's nuclear organisation. This was despite a publicly proclaimed policy of deterrence.

Keeney, L. Douglas  | St Martins Pr Inc

0원  | 20110201  | 9780312611569

Packed with startling revelations, this inside look at the secret side of the Cold War exposes just how close America came to total annihilation During the Cold War, a flight crew had 15 minutes to get their nuke-laden plane in the air from the moment Soviet bombers were detected-15 minutes between the earliest warning of an incoming nuclear strike and the first flash of an enemy warhead. This is the chilling true story of the incredibly risky steps our military took to protect us from that scenario, including: * Over two thousand loaded bombers that crossed American skies. They sometimes crashed and at least nine times resulted in nuclear weapons being accidentally dropped * A system that would use timers and rockets to launch missiles even after everyone was dead * Disastrous atmospheric nuclear testing including the horrific runaway bomb-that fooled scientists and put thousands of men in uniform in the center of a cloud of hot fallout * A plan to use dry lake beds to rebuild and launch a fighting force in the aftermath of nuclear war Based on formerly classified documents, military records, press accounts, interviews and over 10 years of research, 15 Minutes is one of the most important works on the atom bomb ever written.

 | Hutson Street Press

32,980원  | 20250522  | 9781025111353

This study takes key events from General Curtis LeMay's life and puts them into a context to learn leadership and command. LeMay is widely regarded as the best operational-level commander the U.S. Air Force has produced. General LeMay's life provides ample opportunity to glean insight to better understand leadership and command.

 | Hutson Street Press

56,870원  | 20250522  | 9781025108643

This study takes key events from General Curtis LeMay's life and puts them into a context to learn leadership and command. LeMay is widely regarded as the best operational-level commander the U.S. Air Force has produced. General LeMay's life provides ample opportunity to glean insight to better understand leadership and command.

 | Lightning Source

45,840원  | 20210101  | 9781410218858

Early in June 1984 some thirty-five of the retired four-star generals of the United States Air Force gathered in Washington, D.C., for the annual Senior Statesmen Conference. Each year since the early 1960s the Air Force has invited its retired four-star generals to Washington. From that group in 1984, the Office of Air Force History invited four general officers -Generals Curtis E. LeMay, Leon W. Johnson, David A. Burchinal, and Jack J.