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Defending the West by Eduard Mark

This pamphlet attempts to give the general reader some sense of the role the USAF has played in Europe since the end of World War II.

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Post World War II Bombers, 1945-1973 by Marcelle S. Knaak.

Covering the development and fielding of bomber aircraft between 1945 and 1973. From the Convair B-36 Peacemaker to the Rockwell International B-1A.

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Beyond Horizons

A Half Century of Air Force Space Leadership by David N. Spires.

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Ballistic Missiles in the USAF 1945-1960

by Jacob Neufeld

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Seeing Off the Bear

Anglo-American Air Power Cooperation During the Cold War

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The Emerging Shield

The Air Force and the Evolution of Continental Air Defense, 1945-1960, by Kenneth Schaffel

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By Walton S. Moody

Building a Strategic Air Force, 1945-1953

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US Air Force In Space

1945 to the 21st Century

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Bernard A. Schriever: Challenging the Unknown by Jacob Neufeld

Bernard A. Schriever was to become the officer most closely associated with the development of ballistic missiles. Ultimately he would be responsible for research, development and acquistion of all new weapons used by the US Air Force.

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Building a Strategic Air Force by Walton S. Moody

An account of the early years of the Air Force's effort to build and maintain a strategic striking force.

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Strategic Air Warfare

An Interview with Generals Curtis E. LeMay, Leon W. Johnson, David A Burchinal, and Jack J. Catton. Richard H. Kohn and Joseph P. Harahan, editors.

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Wings of Hope: the US Air Force and Humanitarian Airlift Operations by Daniel L. Haulman

A narrative overview of the USAFs humanitarian airlift operations in chronological order, concentrating on major operations since 1947.

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by Richard K. Smith

75 Years of Inflight Refueling, Highlights, 1923-1998

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The US Air Force during the Cold War

For additional information about the USAF during the long Cold War Years, see the Conflict list of AFHSD publications.

See the AFHSD publication: The Cold War and Beyond, a Chronology of the USAF: 1947-1997

See the National Museum of the USAF Cold War Gallery.