With the ending of the Cold War, the B-52's traditional combat role became redundant, and the USAF looked for new ways to use the machine. The invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in August 1990 gave the B-52 the chance to prove its worth in the new world order, and Stratofortress crews flying the B-52G seized the opportunity with both hands. This book explains how, flying from bases in the Indian Ocean, Britain, Spain and Saudi Arabia, the B-52G was at the forefront of the campaign to free Kuwait of Saddam's forces and dropped the first bombs of Operation Desert Storm.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Outstanding short history of recent BUFF missions:
The B-52 Stratofortress often gets the back page to its newer counterparts. This book does a good job of covering the BUFF's action in Desert Storm, the B-52G's last hurrah. The book goes a bit farther than many in regards to photography. The images within are not the almost-cliche'd images that can be found easily in a Google search. The writing is a bit awkward at times, but the author gets most of the facts right. The author covers a large amount of information and does justice to the great benefit... more info
Good and bad:
Let's start with the positive. The subject in an interesting one, the author has clearly done much research, and the material is available nowhere else. The color plates are attractive and informative. The war stories, particularly of the Wurtsmith missions and the Secret Squirrel mission, are outstanding. The authors has information about individual airplanes which is a very ambitious thing to do. Now for the bad. The designation of the Strategic Radar is the AN/APQ-166, not AN/APQ-156. That radar... more info
