Much has been written about the V-bombers – the Valiant, Victor
and Vulcan – but virtually nothing has been said about their
strategic nuclear strike role. How would Britain’s small force of
subsonic bombers have retaliated following a Soviet attack? Would
they have succeeded in visiting thermonuclear catastrophe on their
Soviet targets? V-Bombers: Britain’s Nuclear Frontline is the
first detailed account of the operational capability and
credibility of Britain’s airborne nuclear deterrent during the
peak years of the Cold War. This book is the product of six years
of research by the author, Dr Tony Redding. It includes a great
deal of fresh material on V-force weapons, war mission, targeting,
vulnerabilities and tactics for attacking targets within Soviet
Russia. Over 70 V-force aircrew and ground crew were interviewed
and over 300 operational research reports and other official
documents were reviewed. This book demonstrates how the V-bombers
retained a unilateral capacity to destroy the largest cities in the
Soviet Union until the handover of the strategic nuclear deterrent
to the Polaris submarines in 1969. It concludes that a small force
of surviving V-bombers could have unleashed the explosive power of
all Allied bombs dropped on Germany in six years of war, but in the
space of the first two hours of World War 3. A sobering thought and
a fascinating and necessary read for all those interested in this
period of history.
General
Imprint: |
Grub Street Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Tony Redding
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-911667-87-2 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-911667-87-4 |
Barcode: |
9781911667872 |
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