Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

V-Bombers: Britain’s Nuclear Frontline in the Cold War

2 Anmeldelser

4

Længde
19T 59M
Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Historie

This is the story of a British deterrent. Much has been written about the V-bombers—the Valiant, Victor, and Vulcan—but virtually nothing has been said about their strategic nuclear strike role. How would Britain's small force of subsonic bombers have retaliated following a Soviet attack, and would they have succeeded?

This book is the product of seven years of research by Dr. Tony Redding. It includes fresh material on V-Force weapons, war mission, targeting, vulnerabilities, and tactics for attacking targets within Soviet Russia. Over seventy V-Force aircrew and ground crew were interviewed and over 300 operational research reports and other official documents reviewed. The author demonstrates how the V-bombers retained a unilateral capacity to destroy a small number of the very largest cities in the Soviet Union until the handover of the strategic nuclear deterrent to the Polaris submarines. This core retaliatory threat, centered on the destruction of Moscow and Leningrad, was judged severe enough to undermine Russia's position in relation to the US. In short, a few British V-bombers had the destructive capacity to destabilize the balance between the superpowers. The book concludes that, within the first few hours, a small force of surviving V-bombers could have unleashed the explosive power of all Allied bombs dropped on Germany in six years of war.

© 2024 Tantor Media (Lydbog): 9798855554663

Release date

Lydbog: 25. juni 2024

Andre kan også lide...

  1. Flying Forwards, Facing Backwards: Captivating Tales from a Vulcan and Nimrod Air Electronics Officer Jim Walls
  2. Expectation of Valor: Planning for the Iraq War Colonel Kevin C.M. Benson (Ret)
  3. Cold War Boys: Previously Unpublished Tales of Derring-Do from Lightning, Phantom, and Hunter Pilots Richard Pike
  4. The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance Thomas B. Buell
  5. Moral Imperative: 1972, Combat Rescue, and the End of America's War in Vietnam Darrel D. Whitcomb
  6. Fighting Back: Stan Andrews and the Birth of the Israeli Air Force Jeffrey Weiss
  7. Warship Builders: An Industrial History of U.S. Naval Shipbuilding 1922-1945 Thomas Heinrich
  8. The Lion and the Fox: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Navy Alexander Rose
  9. Uncertain Allies: General Joseph Stilwell and the China-Burma-India Theater Eric Setzekorn
  10. Adaptation Under Fire: How Militaries Change in Wartime Nora Bensahel
  11. Check Six!: A Thunderbolt Pilot's War Across the Pacific James C. Curran
  12. Antietam: Military Accounts of the Bloodiest Battle in American History Wetware Media
  13. Praxis Tacticum: The Art, Science and Practice of Military Tactics Colonel Charles S. Oliviero
  14. Rate of Climb: Thrilling Personal Reminiscences from a Fighter Pilot and Leader Air Commodore Rick Peacock-Edwards, CBE, AFC
  15. Old Soldiers Never Die: The Life of Douglas MacArthur Geoffrey Perret
  16. X-15 Diary: The Story of America's First Spaceship Richard Tregaskis
  17. MacArthur Richard B. Frank
  18. Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe 1939–42 Neil Page
  19. Lost Airmen: The Epic Rescue of WWII U.S. Bomber Crews Stranded Behind Enemy Lines Charles E. Stanley, Jr.
  20. Lucky Hitler's Big Mistakes Paul Ballard-Whyte
  21. Cold War Boys Overseas: True Tales by Those Who Served with the Royal Air Force Abroad Graham Pitchfork
  22. Instruments of Darkness: The History of Electronic Warfare, 1939-1945 Alfred Price
  23. The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower Michel Paradis
  24. The Other Face of Battle: America's Forgotten Wars and the Experience of Combat David L. Preston
  25. The Greek Connection: The Life of Elias Demetracopoulos and the Untold Story of Watergate James H. Barron
  26. On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines B. A. Friedman
  27. Last Act: The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan Craig Shirley
  28. Marathon War: Leadership in Combat in Afghanistan Jeffrey Schloesser
  29. Never Mind, We'll Do It Ourselves: The Inside Story of How a Team of Renegades Broke Rules, Shattered Barriers, and Launched a Drone Warfare Revolution Alec Bierbauer
  30. The Battle of Manila: Poisoned Victory in the Pacific War Nicholas Evan Sarantakes
  31. The Longest Campaign: Britain's Maritime Struggle in the Atlantic and Northwest Europe, 1939–1945 Brian E. Walter
  32. Cowboys Over Iraq: Leadership from the Saddle Jimmy Blackmon
  33. The Curse of the Somers: The Secret History behind the U.S. Navy's Most Infamous Mutiny James P. Delgado
  34. Ground Combat: Puncturing the Myths of Modern War Ben Connable
  35. Patton's Shadow: The Making of a Hero in Modern Memory Nathan C. Jones
  36. Nine Lives: The Compelling Memoir of a Cold War Harrier Pilot Chris Burwell
  37. Vanguard of the Revolution: The Global Idea of the Communist Party A. James McAdams
  38. Vampire Boys: True Tales from Operators of the RAF's First Single-Engined Jet Charlotte Bailey
  39. Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era Frances M. Clarke
  40. Red Dawn: What If the Soviets Had Prevailed in the Cold War? Marcus Draysun
  41. With Grant at Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Vicksburg Wilber F. Crummer
  42. The Zeppelins of World War I: The History and Legacy of Zeppelin Air Raids during the Great War Charles River Editors
  43. Mechanized Death: The History and Legacy of the First Machine Guns Used in War Charles River Editors
  44. All Roads Led to Gettysburg: A New Look at the Civil War's Pivotal Campaign Troy D. Harman
  45. Planning to Fail: The US Wars in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan James H. Lebovic
  46. Crisis of Command: How We Lost Trust and Confidence in America's Generals and Politicians Stuart Scheller

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Start tilbuddet