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Series Technology @ War 2
Publisher/Brand Helion & Company
Author David Baker
Format 297mm x 210mm
No. Pages 92
Version Soft cover
Language English
Category Books on aviation
Subcategory Books on aviation » World Wars
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In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the air forces of the United States faced unprecedented challenges. Demobilization had stripped the armed forces of millions of personnel, while the rapid transition from a wartime economy strained the aviation industry at the same time as the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) was re-established as the independent US Air Force (USAF). US Air Power 1945–1990 Volume 1: US Fighters and Fighter-Bombers 1945–1949 examines this pivotal period, analysing the first steps the USAF took to re-establish its dominance in the skies during the early Cold War era.
This volume meticulously documents the political, industrial, and technical decisions that shaped the development of the USAF's early jet fighters and fighter-bombers. It covers the transition from propeller-driven aircraft to first-generation jet designs, showcasing the radical innovations and experimental prototypes that laid the foundation for future air power. Readers will find detailed descriptions of key aircraft such as the P-80 Shooting Star, the F-86 Sabre, and the F-84 Thunderjet, which became operational despite the severe budget constraints and strategic uncertainties of the time.
Author David Baker brings to light the untold stories behind these aircraft. He provides an integrated narrative that goes beyond mere type histories, weaving together the political backdrop, industrial struggles, and technological advancements that influenced the design and deployment of these pioneering jets. This approach offers a comprehensive view of how the USAF navigated the post-war landscape to emerge as a formidable force by 1949.
The book also includes an appendix detailing speculative projects that never reached production, such as the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin 'parasite fighter', Convair XF-92 delta-wing interceptor and many others, alongside tables listing the performance characteristics of both operational and experimental aircraft from this era. These sections offer invaluable insights into the 'what ifs' of aviation history, showing how alternative designs might have shaped air combat strategies differently.
The first in an extensive series of volumes, each exploring different facets of US air power during the Cold War, subsequent titles will cover bombers, naval aviation, and the evolving roles of fighters and bombers through conflicts such as the Korean and Vietnam wars. Each volume will maintain a focus on the technical and engineering aspects that defined these aircraft, rather than operational histories alone.
Extensively illustrated, including rare photographs and specially-commissioned colour artwork, this book provides a thorough and engaging exploration of a transformative period in US air power history.
The Technology@War series seeks to describe the ever increasingly complex technologies employed by the world's militaries from the early twentieth century up to the present day, presenting the information in an authoritative yet accessible format.
Modern warfare is dominated by technology. Since at least the dawn of the twentieth century, technological revolution has driven the development of naval, air and land warfare to a degree where it can be increasingly said that – arguably – the armed forces man the equipment rather than equip the man.
Whilst the layman can follow the movements of fleets and armies and chart the effects of air attack, understanding the development and employment of ever more sophisticated technologies can be much more difficult, especially given that few areas are more jealously guarded by the world's militaries than the latest developments in technology, even many decades after they entered service.
Technology has always been important across the various domains of warfare; with the imperative to build ships that could see and strike further; aircraft that could fly faster and higher (or, perhaps paradoxically lower) and carry more; ground forces that could fight around the clock in the most hostile of environments and empower the lowliest foot soldier to humble the mightiest tank. And, of course, for every technological measure, there would be a technological countermeasure, as a never-ending race ensued to nullify the enemy's latest development.
But technology encompasses not just the weapons and the sensors, for all of these are of little value without the ability to communicate. Modern technologies seek to unify the domains of land, sea, air, space and now cyber, into one seamless network that shares information across platforms in real time, to allow a commander hundreds of miles from the frontline to know what is happening right now, and to allow the logistician to supply the ever more sophisticated and expensive ordnance to the right place at the right time.
Modern technology has now moved to a point where – arguably – the side in possession of a combination of superior situational awareness and better-functioning logistics is near-certain to win the battle, regardless of the balance of forces.
The Technology@War series aims to bring the @War format to the subject of military technologies and to cut through the morass of misinformation that often permeates the public domain. Technology@War brings subject experts, often with first hand personal experience of the systems in question, to the reader in a concise, accessible, yet authoritative format.
Each volume is richly illustrated with original photographs, maps and diagrams, and specially commissioned colour artworks showing the technologies and their employment by the world's militaries.