The book, U.S.A.F.E. - A Primer of Modern Air Combat, tells the story of the United States Air Force in Europe as part of N.A.T.O. towards the end of the "Cold War".  This concise but authoritative book tells this story from the perspective of the enlisted personnel, officers, men, women, ground crews and aircrews.  The author had special clearance to visit all the major United States Air Force (U.S.A.F.) bases in Europe in the mid 1980s and came back to write an absorbing portrait of the air force at the frontlines of peace and at the edge of war.  This book takes an inside look at flight line operations, mission briefings, pilot's tales and security.  The major sections of " U.S.A.F.E. - A Primer of Modern Air Combat" includes the following sections: 1) Acknowledgements; 2) Glossary; 3) Briefing; 4) Mission Profile; 5) Order of Battle 6) Debriefing and 7) Appendix - Birdwatcher' Guide to USAFE.  The "Briefing" section includes: Introduction - Zulu Alert.  The "Mission Profile" section includes the following: a) Air Superiority - The Contract; b) Interdiction - Vark Ridge; c) Close Air Support - The Golden BB and d) Air Defense - Merging Plots.  The "Order of Battle" section includes the following: a) USAFE - Brickyard Blues; b) NATO - Mutual Support and c) The Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact - Bogeys and Bandits. The "Debriefing" section includes: The Future - Dreamland.  In addition to an informative narrative, "U.S.A.F.E. - A Primer of Modern Air Combat" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 48 black and white photographs; 2) About 29 color photographs and 3) 1 map.  Overall, this book reviews the balance of power in the skies over Europe in the mid 1980s, the changing nature of modern combat and of the airmen and their world.  This book is 138 pages and is in very good condition.  The author is Michael Skinner with George Hall (photography).  Edition published in 1985.