U.S. Air Force Tactical MissilesThe U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles, 1949-1969, The Pioneers offers the rich, fascinating history of the first surface-to-surface tactical missiles of the U.S. Air Force, the winged, nuclear-capable Matador and Mace missiles, and their units and personnel in West Germany, Taiwan, Korea, Okinawa and the United States. The U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles, 1949-1969, The Pioneers ties that unique era and those of other tactical missiles together in a remarkably broad, deep and valuable perspective that also includes the World War II German V-1 and reaches back all the way to the first flight in the United States in 1916 of an aircraft not controlled by a pilot. |
Contents
PROLOGUE | 1 |
CHAPTER ONE | 4 |
CHAPTER TWO | 20 |
CHAPTER THREE | 37 |
CHAPTER FOUR | 52 |
CHAPTER FIVE | 70 |
CHAPTER SIX | 82 |
CHAPTER SEVEN | 98 |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN | 188 |
CHAPTER FOURTEEN | 204 |
CHAPTER FIFTEEN | 228 |
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN | 266 |
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN | 288 |
EPILOGUE | 295 |
APPENDIX A | 298 |
LIST OF FIGURES | 307 |
CHAPTER EIGHT | 112 |
CHAPTER NINE | 127 |
CHAPTER TEN | 143 |
CHAPTER ELEVEN | 154 |
CHAPTER TWELVE | 164 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 316 |
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