On The Edge Part 1: Turning Point Berlin Book by C Steijger

Name: On The Edge Part 1: Turning Point Berlin Book by C Steijger
Brand: Aviation History Research & Publishing

Aviation History Research & Publishing

eBay Store Design by Visualsoft\n\nOn The Edge Part 1: Turning Point Berlin\nBook by C Steijger\n\n--\n\u00A331.99\n\n--|\n\nAsk a Question\n\nDescription\n\nDuring the post-war era, the Soviet Union emerged as America\u2019s sole threat, rendering the U.S. Army and Navy impotent against its vast military power. The anticipation of war stemmed from a potential Soviet invasion of Western Europe, supported by the Soviet Union\u2019s substantial military capabilities. Acknowledging the impossibility of stopping the Soviet Union in a conventional war, the U.S. developed a series of war plans outlining scenarios of massive nuclear retaliation. The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff released the war plan Pincher in June 1946, calling for land and sea forces to retreat before a Soviet offensive. Simultaneously, the Army Air Forces would drop atomic bombs on twenty Soviet industrial, government, and military centres from bases mainly in England. After strategic bombing damaged the Soviet Union, U.S.t