Jet Age Man by Lt Col Earl J. McGill USAF (Ret.) - 9781909384941

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eBay Store Design by Visualsoft\n\nJet Age Man: SAC B-47 & B-52 Operations in the Early Cold War\n\n--\n\u00A325.00\n\n--|\n\nAsk a Question\n\nDescription\n\nThe events in Jet Age Man took place during the early Cold War, an era that will go down as a period when civilization teetered on the edge of the abyss. To some, nuclear deterrence appeared as utter madness, and was in fact commonly referred to as M.A.D. The concept of Mutually Assured Destruction provoked protests and marches, and the architect of M.A.D, General Curtis LeMay, became a symbol of madness himself. Raised during those turbulent times, most contemporary historians conclude that we were lucky to have survived. What they fail recognize is that for LeMay and the thousands of Cold War warriors who fought and won while serving in the Strategic Air Command, the proof of concept lies not in the \""what if?\"" but in the reality, \""what did.\"" Historically, M.A.D. succeeded where appeasement, diplomacy and even hot warst