Bomber : the formation and early years of Strategic Air Command / / Phillip S. Meilinger |
Autore | Meilinger Phillip S. <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : , : Air University Press, Air Force Research Institute, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 372 pages) : illustrations |
Soggetto topico |
Strategic bombers - United States - History - 20th century
Strategic forces - United States - History - 20th century Strategic bombers Strategic forces |
Soggetto genere / forma | History |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Bomber |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910704453203321 |
Meilinger Phillip S. <1948-> | ||
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : , : Air University Press, Air Force Research Institute, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From MAD to madness : inside Pentagon nuclear war planning : memoir / / by Paul H. Johnstone : introduction and commentary by Diana Johnstone |
Autore | Johnstone Paul H (Paul Howard), <1903-1981, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Clarity Press |
Disciplina | 355.02/170973 |
Soggetto topico |
Nuclear warfare - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century
Military planning - United States - History - 20th century Nuclear weapons - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century Strategic forces - United States - History - 20th century Deterrence (Strategy) - History - 20th century Cold War |
ISBN | 0-9978965-3-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction / by Diana Johnstone -- Part 1. The spirit of the times -- The fog of war planning -- Memoirs of a humanist in the Pentagon / by Paul H. Johnstone -- Foreword: what this is all about -- The world of target planning -- Air targets intelligence -- Air targets doctrine -- Economic war potential doctrine applied to occupation policies -- Some problems and methods -- Playing games with nuclear war -- The Cold War atmosphere -- Games and bonuses -- The rise of fear -- Part 2. Imagining doomsday -- The fallout study -- The "humane alternative" -- The civilian morale study -- The strategic weapons study -- The tenor of the times -- The command and control dilemma -- Exploring "implications" -- Part 3. The critical incident studies -- The Laos crisis -- The Berlin Crisis -- Postface: Doomsday postponed / by Diana Johnstone. |
Altri titoli varianti | From MAD to Madness |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162722903321 |
Johnstone Paul H (Paul Howard), <1903-1981, > | ||
Clarity Press | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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