The Development of Ballistic Missiles in the United States Air Force, 1945-1960

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http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/ballistic_missiles_in_the_usaf.pdf

The Development of Ballistic Missiles in the United States Air Force, 1945-1960


Jacob Neufeld

1989

The advent of nuclear missiles following World War II revolutionized American foreign policy and military strategy. Neufeld's volume concentrates on the first generation of ballistic missiles —Atlas, Titan, and Thor. The author describes the formidable difficulties involved in the technological competition with the Soviets. With innovative leadership, the Air Force succeeded in overcoming interservice rivalries, budgetary constraints, administrative complications as well as major engineering problems. The development and acquisition of this series of very long-range strategic missiles set the stage for the contemporary U.S. nuclear arsenal, including the Minuteman and cruise missiles.

409 pp., charts, tables, photos, appendices, index

ISBN: 0912799625

 

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Since these links are related to this tangentially:

USAF Ballistic Missiles [Programs] 1958-1959 LINK
USAF Ballistic Missile Programs 1962-1964 LINK
USAF Ballistic Missile Programs 1964-1966 LINK
USAF Ballistic Missile Programs 1967-1968 LINK
USAF Ballistic Missile Programs 1969-1970 LINK
S.A.C. Missile Chronology 1939-1988 LINK

You can also find the raw PDFs (always useful to check the primary source scans to be sure) HERE