US Strategic And Defensive Missile Systems 1950?2004
Berhow, Mark A.; Taylor, Chris (ILT)
ISBN 10: 1841768383 ISBN 13: 9781841768380
Published by Osprey Publishing, 2005
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For 40 years following the end of World War II, the Western democratic governments and the Eastern Bloc Communist powers were locked in the ideological, political, and economic struggle of the Cold War. The United States and the Soviet Union developed missile systems capable of delivering conventional and nuclear explosives against enemy massed bomber formations in the air, and of delivering retaliatory nuclear payloads against ground targets located on distant continents. The missile systems played both a defensive role, and a potential offensive role, which was parlayed to the public as deterrence against attack by the rival bloc. This title provides a detailed overview of the fixed-launch-site strategic missile systems of the United States.
About the Author: Mark A. Berhow has long had an interest in the history of American coastal and continental air defenses. He was worked at the Fort MacArthur Museum, and Nike missile post in Los Angeles for 10 years, and is a past chairman of the Coast Defense Study Group (CDSG).
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Title: US Strategic And Defensive Missile Systems ...
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Taylor, Chris
Condition: New