American Guided Missiles of World War II

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Beschreibung

World War II was a significant period of development for American missile programs, during which time the US built pioneering examples of guided weapons systems. However, whilst the German missiles of World War II are famous around the world, their American counterparts have remained shrouded in secrecy, despite the fact that they formed the basis for the later revolutions in precision warfare.
Among the most sophisticated missiles of World War II was the US Navy's radar-guided Bat anti-ship missile, which was on the verge of deployment in the final months of the war. The war also saw the first use of guided assault drones, including the US Army Air Force's Aphrodite program of 1944, and the US Navy's Project Anvil and TDR-1.
This book draws back the veil on these weapons, examining the principal avenues of missile development in America during World War II, including the early glide bombs, radio-controlled bombs and electro-optically controlled bombs. Some of the more peculiar efforts, such as the "Bat bomb" and pigeon-guided bombs, are also explored. The text is supported by specially commissioned, full-colour artwork and diagrams.

Über den Autor

Steven J. Zaloga, illustrated by Jim Laurier

Zusammenfassung

The title also looks at some of the quirkier WWII methods of delivering explosives on target ? using homing pigeons or eaves-roosting bats, whose instincts would (theoretically) carry them to the desired target.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Cruise Missiles
Guided Glide Bombs
Guided Vertical Bombs
Air Defense Missiles
Air-to-Air Missiles
Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missiles
Analysis
Further Reading

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2020
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781472839268
ISBN-10:	1472839269
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Zaloga, Steven J
Illustrator:	Laurier, Jim
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	246 x 184 x 6 mm
Von/Mit:	Steven J Zaloga
Erscheinungsdatum:	04.08.2020
Gewicht:	0,167 kg