With the ending of the Cold War, the B-52's traditional combat role became redundant, and the USAF looked for new ways to use the machine. The invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in August 1990 gave the B-52 the chance to prove its worth in the new world order, and Stratofortress crews flying the B-52G seized the opportunity with both hands. This book explains how, flying from bases in the Indian Ocean, Britain, Spain and Saudi Arabia, the B-52G was at the forefront of the campaign to free Kuwait of Saddam's forces and dropped the first bombs of Operation Desert Storm.
| ISBN: | 9781841767512 |
| Publication date: | 11th November 2004 |
| Author: | Jon Lake |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Series: | Osprey Combat Aircraft |
| Genres: |
History Warfare and defence Air forces and warfare |
With the ending of the Cold War, the B-52's traditional combat role became redundant, and the USAF looked for new ways to use the machine. The invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in August 1990 gave the B-52 the chance to prove its worth in the new world order, and Stratofortress crews flying the B-52G seized the opportunity with both hands. This book explains how, flying from bases in the Indian Ocean, Britain, Spain and Saudi Arabia, the B-52G was at the forefront of the campaign to free Kuwait of Saddam's forces and dropped the first bombs of Operation Desert Storm.
B-52 Stratofortress Units in Operation Desert Storm features in the following genres: History, Warfare and defence, Air forces and warfare
B-52 Stratofortress Units in Operation Desert Storm is available in Paperback
B-52 Stratofortress Units in Operation Desert Storm was written by Jon Lake and published by Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing
B-52 Stratofortress Units in Operation Desert Storm has 96 pages
Yes it is part of Osprey Combat Aircraft series
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