US Air Power, 1945-1990 Volume 2 Bombers 1945-1949: Part 1: Policy, War Plans, Strategic Air Command and Manufacturers

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Since the 1940s, combat aircraft operated by the armed forces of the United States represented a military capability which no other nation proved capable of matching. The US-made military aircraft are usually the most controversial and most expensive, but also most powerful, most advanced, produced in greatest numbers, and best equipped and armed. Dozens of designs became outright yardsticks against which all the other aircraft in the same category, manufactured by other countries, and operated by other armed forces are judged. This book is the second in the series of volumes to cover the history of combat aircraft in the USA from 1945 until 1990: specifically, this Volume 2 is the chronicle of service requirements that led to the development of specific types of bomber aircraft in the USA, the political manoeuvring in their support or against them, their research and development, and operational history in period 1945-1949. David Baker presents hundreds and thousands of facts in an accessible, easy to follow fashion of a technical directory of the most important types, in a volume that is richly illustrated with authentic photography and exclusive artwork. 63 b/w photos, 16 colour photos, 18 colour profiles, 6 colour maps, 5 b/w maps, 2 tables

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"Baker's extensive research is evident as he examines the evolving concept of war during this pivotal post-war period."-- "The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation"
"This is an enjoyable book that goes into the details of how modern US air power and its plans, policies, and doctrine were developed, implemented, and modified over the 45 years covered. It is valuable to the historian due to how well it covers these topics."-- "IPMS/USA"

Author Bio

With a background in the aviation and space industry, working with companies and government organisations in the UK and the USA, David Baker has made a lifelong study of aeronautical and aerospace projects to inform his research into the men and the machines of flight and flying. He has written more than 100 books and since the 1990s has served as editor for Horizon, the house magazine for Smiths Industries, for Janes Information Group on two yearbooks, on Aviation News and on SpaceFlight, the monthly magazine of the British Interplanetary Society. David had experience working with NASA and managing his aerospace consulting company from offices in London and in Trenton, New Jersey, visiting many countries around the world to advise governments and organisations on aeronautical and aerospace programmes. In the 1980s, David was made a voting member of the International Academy of Astronautics and received the 1998 Rolls-Royce Award for the Best Propulsion Submission, a category within the RAeS Aerospace Journalist of the Year awards. He is also the recipient of the Arthur C Clarke Award and of the American Astronautical Societys Frederick I Ordway III award for sustained excellence in space coverage, through books and articles, as well as engagement in the early US space program, presented at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. David lives with his wife Ann in East Sussex.