Winning armageddon : Curtis LeMay and Strategic Air Command, 1948-1957, 1948-1957 /

"Winning Armageddon tells the story of General Curtis E. LeMay's advocacy for nuclear first strikes while leading the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command. LeMay argued for striking first in a nuclear conflict--but only if and when it was clear that the enemy was preparing to launch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Albertson, Trevor, 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2019]
Colección:The history of military aviation
Temas:
LeMay, Curtis E.
United States. > Air Force. > Strategic Air Command > History.
United States. > Air Force. > Strategic Air Command.
1900-1999
First strike (Nuclear strategy)
Nuclear warfare > United States > History > 20th century.
Première frappe (Stratégie nucléaire)
Guerre nucléaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Military policy.
Nuclear warfare.
United States > Military policy.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Winning Armageddon tells the story of General Curtis E. LeMay's advocacy for nuclear first strikes while leading the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command. LeMay argued for striking first in a nuclear conflict--but only if and when it was clear that the enemy was preparing to launch their own surprise attack. This approach, commonly referred to as preemption, was designed to catch an attacker off-guard and prevent the destruction of one's own nation. LeMay hoped that rather than plunging the world into a fruitless nuclear exchange he could diffuse the conflict at its outset"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:168247447X
9781682474471

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