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An excellent historyNovember 18, 2007 This book truly lays out the origins of military rocketry, from its beginnings in India to adaptation in Europe by Congreve to the invention of the Hale rocket. A fascinating book, the First Golden Age pulls no punches when it comes to the technical limitations of rockets (which were so great as to preclude them from replacing tube artilley) or the problems arising from their use. However, the book also has fascinating stories about how they were employed, how entire British ships were converted over as launch pads and other interesting facts. The book is also full of technical details on the most common rockets. A fascinating read, it should be part of any artilleryman's library.
When Hale and Congreve rockets RULED!October 26, 1999 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book discusses the development of powder war rockets during the 18th and 19th centuries and their use. A curious footnote to military history, the problems involved with such rockets and the increasing lethality and accuracy of conventional artillery overshadowed them and led to the termination of their use . . . until 20th Century technology improved rocketry. A great book!
