Description
Book SynopsisFrom acclaimed aviation historian Michael Napier, this is a highly illustrated survey of the airpower deployed by NATO and Warsaw Pact countries throughout the Cold War.
Throughout the second half of the 20th century, international relations across the globe were dominated by the Cold War. From 1949 until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, US and Soviet strategic forces were deployed across the Arctic Ocean in North America and Northern Russia, while the best-equipped armed forces that the world had ever seen faced each other directly across the Iron Curtain in Europe.
In Cold War Skies examines the air power of the major powers both at a strategic and at a tactical level throughout the 40 years of the Cold War. In this fascinating book, acclaimed historian Michael Napier looks at each decade of the war in turn, examining the deployment of strategic offensive and defensive forces in North America and Northern Russia as well as the situation in Europe
Trade Review
A fantastic looking book. -- Duncan Evans * The Armourer *
Packed with superb illustrations... [this] is a very interesting and well-written account of a crucial and sometimes highly dangerous period of recent history. * Aviation News *
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 1: A Peace That Is No Peace, 1949–59 2: We Will Bury You! 1960–69 3: Freezing Frontiers, 1970–79 4: Tear Down This Wall! 1980–89 In Neutral Skies AFTERWORD APPENDIX - Air Orders of Battle INDEX GLOSSARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
