Introduction: the most formidable expression
The origins of strategic air power doctrine
Boeing bombers before the Stratofortress
The Strategic Air Command and a jet bomber fleet
What we've been waiting for
Production and model evolution
The Strategic Air Command and other Stratofortress missions
War in Southeast Asia
Back to the Cold War
A storm in the desert
A decade of changes
Twenty-first-century warrior
Back to the future
Appendix 1: Specifications by Stratofortress model
Appendix 2: Stratofortress production by model and block number
Appendix 3: Stratofortress combat wings and assigned squadrons
Bibliography
Index
Tables
5-1. Stratofortress production by model number
6-1. B-52s in the SAC inventory: build-up and peak strength era
7-1. Linebacker II: sorties day by day
8-1. B-52s in the SAC inventory: draw-down and early model retirement era
8-2. B-52s in the U.S. Air Force inventory: Reagan era through the end of the Cold War
12-1. B-52s in the U.S. Air Force inventory: post Cold War era
12-2. B-52h selected weapons systems options
12-3. B-52h selected electronics systems.
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