Building a Strategic Air Force

by U.S. Office of Air Force History, U.S. Air Force, Office of Air Force History

From 1946 to 1991 the Strategic Air Command (SAC) operated the intercontinental and nuclear strike forces of the United States Air Force. During much of this period SAC was the premier operational command of the service. The rising tensions of the Cold War with Soviet-directed world communism gave the command a crucial role as the main force deterring potential aggression against the United States and itsallies. Even after the emergence of airborne...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1507787804
• ISBN13: 9781507787809
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 538 Pages
• Weight: 2.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"