Merrill Grayson (88 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Reprint Ed. 508pp, octavo hardcover in red cloth. mild wear to book edges, mild fading to spine, owner stamp to bottom and side page edges, binding solid and strong, owner stamps to endpapers, interior text clean.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Ex Libris WSMR with normal library markings, and plastic protective cover over dust jacket. Few if any markings on the pages. Tear to liner on the inside of the front cover; might be from removal of library card pocket. Dust cover is torn top center, and is enclosed in a plastic library cover. 688 pages.…

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. The Reminiscences of Capt. Grayson Merrill, USN (Ret.): 1912-2011. Book.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Systems Preliminary Design. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condition: New. Following graduation from the Naval Academy in 1934, Merrill served in the battleship West Virginia (BB-48) and destroyers USS Brooks (DD-232) and USS Dorsey (DD-117). In 1937 he became a naval aviator, subsequently serving in Torpedo Squadron Three in the carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) and in Utility Squadron One. In early 1942, after Merrill took an abbreviated postgraduate course in electrical engineering, Commander Delmar S. Fahrney selected him for the Special Design Branch of the Bureau of Aeronautics, where the Navy's first guided missiles were being developed. Throughout the war they were involved in a number of pilotless aircraft projects, including assault drones. After the war, Merrill traveled to Germany and brought back a number of rocket scientists to aid postwar U.S. development. Merrill was instrumental in the late 1940s in the establishment of the Naval Air Missile Test Center at Point Mugu, California, w he re a building is now named in his honor. Early tests included the Loon, a copy of the German V-1 buzz bomb, and the Lark, a surface-to-air missile developed by the Bureau of Aeronautics. In the mid-1950s Merrill was selected as the first technical director for the Polaris program. His oral history offers candid comments on the difficulties he had in working for Rear Admiral "Red" Raborn, who headed the Polaris program. Following his 1957 retirement from the Navy, Merrill worked in the defense industry and edited a series of books on guided missiles.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Dictionary of Guided Missiles and Space Flight: Principles of Guided Missile Design, No. 5. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Tight binding, solid red boards, bright gilt lettering to black labels on front board and spine strip, previous owner's name to front end paper, otherwise clean, unmarked pages throughout. "With 431 illustrations, including 151 in color" (illustrator). …

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Guidance: Principles Of Guided Missile Design, V1. Book.

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Space Flight V1: Environment And Celestial Mechanics. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Following graduation from the Naval Academy in 1934, Merrill served in the battleship West Virginia (BB-48) and destroyers USS Brooks (DD-232) and USS Dorsey (DD-117). In 1937 he became a naval aviator, subsequently serving in Torpedo Squadron Three in the carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) and in Utility Squadron One. In early 1942, after Merrill took an abbreviated postgraduate course in electrical engineering, Commander Delmar S. Fahrney selected him for the Special Design Branch of the Bureau of Aeronautics, where the Navy's first guided missiles were being developed. Throughout the war they were involved in a number of pilotless aircraft projects, including assault drones. After the war, Merrill traveled to Germany and brought back a number of rocket scientists to aid postwar U.S. development. Merrill was instrumental in the late 1940s in the establishment of the Naval Air Missile Test Center at Point Mugu, California, w he re a building is now named in his honor. Early tests included the Loon, a copy of the German V-1 buzz bomb, and the Lark, a surface-to-air missile developed by the Bureau of Aeronautics. In the mid-1950s Merrill was selected as the first technical director for the Polaris program. His oral history offers candid comments on the difficulties he had in working for Rear Admiral "Red" Raborn, who headed the Polaris program. Following his 1957 retirement from the Navy, Merrill worked in the defense industry and edited a series of books on guided missiles. Based on three interviews conducted by Paul Stillwell from October 1996 to January 1997. The volume contains 189 pages of interview transcript plus a comprehensive index. The transcript is copyright 1997 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee has placed no restrictions on its use. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1650grams, ISBN:0801619734. …

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition.