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US Strategic and Defensive Missile Systems 1950-2004 | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Berhow
Creator: Chris Taylor
Brand: Osprey Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 43692
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 64
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.2 x 0.2
MPN: FOR036
ISBN: 1841768383
Dewey Decimal Number: 358.174097309045
EAN: 9781841768380
ASIN: 1841768383
Publication Date: September 10, 2005
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Condition: New, remainder
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 Outstanding diagrams of the most dangerous weapons known to man... November 17, 2008
This book is an excellent graphical reference to U.S. missile systems. While lacking in technical detail that could only be found in Top Secret documents or the weapons system techincal orders, this book has the right tone to show how the weapons worked, and how they fit into U.S. strategy.
Any more detail on individual systems would take up books by themselves - this has the right balance of detail and overview. A good companion to this book would be a comparison volume of Soviet/Russian systems written in the same vein.
For those peaceniks out there - the ABM treaty originally allowed two ABM sites per country (one for the capital, and one other); this was reduced to one (USSR in Moscow "PILL BOX"... and USA had one in North Dakota)... Read this book and see why we need(ed) an ABM system...
 Excellent Overall Look at the Development of US Missile Systems October 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a brief but detailed look at the development of US missile systems. The book is an invaluable reference to every system developed by the United States.
 Disapointing November 21, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Not very detailed, somewhat vague. The illustrations are very good, but not enough. A little pricey.
Cold War History January 15, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A very informative reference book for those interested in the history of the Cold War era and the follow-on efforts that remain in effect.
This book, along with Rings of Supersonic Steel co-authored by Mark Berhow and Mark Morgan, can answer many questions for not only historians, but also for those who might have lived near some of these Cold War facilities without understanding what was there, nor why they were there.
A great history book... June 16, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is amazing.Im glad i own it as it has so much history about cold war missiles and then some.Very imformative book if your looking to learn about american missile systems from way back in the 1950's through the present.
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