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02420aam a2200421 i 4500 001 B7A07888B81211E9A4E5754297128E48 003 SILO 005 20190806010914 008 181227s2019 mdu b 001 0deng c 010 $a 2018060112 020 $a 1682474224 020 $a 9781682474228 035 $a (OCoLC)1047664035 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a UA923 A43 2019 100 1 $a Albertson, Trevor, $d 1979- $e author. 245 10 $a Winning armageddon : $b Curtis Lemay and Strategic Air Command, 1948-1957 / $c Trevor Albertson. 264 1 $a Annapolis, Maryland : $b Naval Institute Press, $c [2019] 300 $a xxii, 270 pages ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a The history of military aviation 520 $a "Winning Armageddon tells the story of General Curtis E. LeMay's advocacy for nuclear first strikes while leading the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command. LeMay argued for striking first in a nuclear conflict--but only if and when it was clear that the enemy was preparing to launch their own surprise attack. This approach, commonly referred to as preemption, was designed to catch an attacker off-guard and prevent the destruction of one's own nation. LeMay hoped that rather than plunging the world into a fruitless nuclear exchange he could diffuse the conflict at its outset"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Reasons for fear -- When it became real -- Pressing ahead -- Clarity in expression -- Strong until the end. 600 10 $a LeMay, Curtis E. 610 10 $a United States. $b Strategic Air Command $b Strategic Air Command $x History. 600 17 $a LeMay, Curtis E. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00124485 610 17 $a United States. $b Strategic Air Command $b Strategic Air Command $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00544851 650 0 $a First strike (Nuclear strategy) 651 0 $a United States $x Military policy. 650 0 $a Nuclear warfare $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Albertson, Trevor, 1979- author. $t Winning armageddon $d Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2019] $z 9781682474471 $w (DLC) 2019001252 830 0 $a History of military aviation 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190905041358.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B7A07888B81211E9A4E5754297128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search