{"product_id":"bk-in-cold-war-skies","title":"In Cold War Skies","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\n\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=unicode\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta name=\"GENERATOR\" content=\"MSHTML 11.00.10570.1001\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Cold War Skies\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom acclaimed aviation historian Michael Napier, this is a highly \nillustrated survey of the airpower deployed by NATO and Warsaw Pact countries \nthroughout the Cold War. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the second half of the 20th century, international relations \nacross the globe were dominated by the Cold War. From 1949 until the fall of the \nBerlin Wall in 1989, US and Soviet strategic forces were deployed across the \nArctic Ocean in North America and Northern Russia, while the best-equipped armed \nforces that the world had ever seen faced each other directly across the “Iron \nCurtain” in Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Cold War Skies\u003c\/em\u003e examines the air power of the major powers both at \na strategic and at a tactical level throughout the 40 years of the Cold War. In \nthis fascinating book, acclaimed historian Michael Napier looks at each decade \nof the war in turn, examining the deployment of strategic offensive and \ndefensive forces in North America and Northern Russia as well as the situation \nin Europe. He details the strategic forces and land-based tactical aircraft used \nby the air forces of the USA, USSR, NATO, Warsaw Pact countries, and the \nEuropean non-aligned nations. He also describes the aircraft types in the \ncontext of the units that operated them and the roles in which they were used. \nThe text is supported by a wide range of first-hand accounts of operational \nflying during the Cold War, as well as numerous high-quality images. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Other","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58145038172463,"sku":"2274211700000","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/9272\/5551\/files\/InColdWarSkies.png?v=1788977381","url":"https:\/\/shop.eaa.org\/products\/bk-in-cold-war-skies","provider":"Shop EAA Merchandise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}