A Brief History of NORAD

by North American Aerospace Defense Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command Office of History

With the beginning of the Cold War, American defense experts and political leaders began planning and implementing a defensive air shield, which they believed was necessary to defend against a possible attack by long-range, manned Soviet bombers. By the time of its creation in 1947, as a separate service, it was widely acknowledged the Air Force would be the center point of this defensive effort. Under the auspices of the Air Defense Command (ADC),...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505238013
• ISBN13: 9781505238013
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"