The events in Jet Age Man took place during the early Cold War, an
era that will go down as a period when civilization teetered on the
edge of the abyss. To some, nuclear deterrence appeared as utter
madness, and was in fact commonly referred to as M.A.D. The concept
of Mutually Assured Destruction provoked protests and marches, and
the architect of M.A.D, General Curtis LeMay, became a symbol of
madness himself. Raised during those turbulent times, most
contemporary historians conclude that we were lucky to have
survived. What they fail recognize is that for LeMay and the
thousands of Cold War warriors who fought and won while serving in
the Strategic Air Command, the proof of concept lies not in
the""what if?"" but in the reality, ""what did."" Historically,
M.A.D. succeeded where appeasement, diplomacy and even hot wars
failed. When The Wall came down, strength, not weakness, had
prevailed. Most of this story takes place in the Cold War trenches
of the Strategic Air Command. It is about those who served and the
many who died, told by someone who, as a young man, literally held
the fate of all mankind within reach of a switch. More
particularly, this is a story of man's interaction with two bombers
that changed the course of political history, and were perhaps the
most influential aircraft in the annals of aircraft development.
The author piloted and instructed in both the B-47 and the B-52,
starting out as a copilot in the B-47, then aircraft commander and
finally, instructor pilot in both aircraft. Jet Age Man chronicles
his fifteen-year relationship with the B-47 and the aircraft the
B-47 became, the B-52--a bomber still in service today. Jet Age Man
has been nominated as Best Military History Book 2013 in the
prestigious journal Air Power History, published by the US Air
Force Historical Foundation.
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