Description: On the Edge by Cees Steijger During the postwar era, the Soviet Union emerged as Americas sole threat, rendering the U.S. Army and Navy impotent against its vast military power. The anticipation of war stemmed from a potential Soviet invasion of Western Europe, supported by the Soviet Unions substantial military capabilities. Acknowledging the impossibility of stopping the Soviet Union in a conventional war, the U.S. developed a series of war plans outlining scenarios of massive nuclear retaliation. The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff released the war plan Pincher in June 1946, calling for land and sea forces to retreat before a Soviet offensive. Simultaneously, the Army Air Forces would drop atomic bombs on twenty Soviet industrial, government, and military centers from bases mainly in England. After strategic bombing damaged the Soviet Union, U.S. forces would be mobilized for a counteroffensive. In August 1947, the war plan Broiler reflected an increasing reliance on the atomic bomb, hoping the nuclear air offensive would stabilize the war in the first six months and possibly convince the Soviets to surrender. However, these plans remained theoretical due to the inadequacy of the U.S. atomic stockpile. The Strategic Air Command (SAC), reliant on B-29s, faced limitations. Because of the B-29s limited range, SAC depended on overseas bases.Additionally, only a single group was able to deliver the atomic bomb. Soviet awareness of American shortcomings prompted their expansion in Eastern Europe and escalated the discord among the Allies over Berlin. The Soviet blockade of Berlin in July 1948 and the Western reaction marked a turning point in the Cold War. Cees Steijger explores the circumstances that brought the world close to a third world war. Throughout the Cold War, humanity lived on the edge of collapse, narrowly avoiding apocalypse multiple times. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Cees Steijger (1955) is a full-time aviation historian and journalist. He is the author of the book A History of USAFE (978-1853100758) about the European operations of the U.S. Army Air Corps/U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Air Forces in Europe between 1917 and 1990. He wrote numerous articles about the American forces in Europe during World War II and wrote the book Crazy Horse about B-17G 42-30280 of the 482nd Bombardment Group during Operation Argument (Dutch language 978-90-826329-0-3). Details ISBN9090376267 Author Cees Steijger Pages 90 Publisher Aviation History Research & Publishing Series Cold War Series Year 2023 ISBN-13 9789090376264 Format Paperback Publication Date 2023-12-01 Imprint Aviation History Research & Publishing Subtitle Turning point Berlin Country of Publication Netherlands Illustrations 11 colour images, 63 b/w & 8 maps Audience General ISBN-10 9090376267 UK Release Date 2023-12-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158353939;
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