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V-Force: Britain’s Nuclear Bombers and the Cold War
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'Impressive... Glancey has written an engaging and affectionate account of the V-bombers, not least the figures who made it all possible.' - Telegraph
THE THREE VERY DIFFERENT models of V class bomber comprising Britain's strategic nuclear strike force - Vickers Valiant, Avro Vulcan and Handley Page Victor - marked a radical change in post-war bomber design. From the time they first entered service between 1955 and 1957, these charismatic, high-flying jets stole the public imagination. Theirs, though, was a terrible beauty. In 1956, over the South Australian desert, Valiant WZ366 was the first British aircraft to drop an operational atomic bomb.
The V-bombers were Britain's premier Cold War aircraft. But frictions in Anglo-American relations alongside
developments in radar and surface-to-air missiles led to the Royal Navy taking over Britain's nuclear deterrent role in 1968. Despite this, the V-bombers enjoyed a second life in conventional roles, most notably when Vulcans undertook the longest bombing raids in history in the 1982 Falklands War.
V-Force sets these formidable, haunting aircraft in the story of the development of twentieth-century weapons of mass destruction, military rivalries and international politics. It is both an extraordinary ode to the V-bombers and a unique lens through which to view Britain's Cold War experience.
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Atlantic Books
26-27 Boswell Street
WC1N 3JZ London
enquiries@atlantic-books.co.uk
THE THREE VERY DIFFERENT models of V class bomber comprising Britain's strategic nuclear strike force - Vickers Valiant, Avro Vulcan and Handley Page Victor - marked a radical change in post-war bomber design. From the time they first entered service between 1955 and 1957, these charismatic, high-flying jets stole the public imagination. Theirs, though, was a terrible beauty. In 1956, over the South Australian desert, Valiant WZ366 was the first British aircraft to drop an operational atomic bomb.
The V-bombers were Britain's premier Cold War aircraft. But frictions in Anglo-American relations alongside
developments in radar and surface-to-air missiles led to the Royal Navy taking over Britain's nuclear deterrent role in 1968. Despite this, the V-bombers enjoyed a second life in conventional roles, most notably when Vulcans undertook the longest bombing raids in history in the 1982 Falklands War.
V-Force sets these formidable, haunting aircraft in the story of the development of twentieth-century weapons of mass destruction, military rivalries and international politics. It is both an extraordinary ode to the V-bombers and a unique lens through which to view Britain's Cold War experience.
Producent/osoba odpowiedzialna za bezpieczeństwo produktu
Atlantic Books
26-27 Boswell Street
WC1N 3JZ London
enquiries@atlantic-books.co.uk
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Data wydania: 04.06.2026
Liczba stron: 352
Wymiary: 12.9x19.8
Typ okładki:miękka okładka
Wydawca: Atlantic Books
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Tytuł:V-Force: Britain’s Nuclear Bombers and the Cold War
EAN: 9781838957971
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