Paul G. Gillespie

Broschiertes Buch

Weapons of Choice: The Development of Precision Guided Munitions

Beschreibung

The prospect of pinpoint delivery of weapons right to the enemy’s door by speeding aircraft seems to presage war in which the messy and politically risky deployment of ground troops is unnecessary. This volume offers a history of the deployment of smart weapons.

Autor

Paul G. Gillespie is associate professor and Director of Military History at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and coeditor of Forged by Fire: Military History for the Profession of Arms. He has appeared several times as a consultant on the History Channel’s “Modern Marvels” series.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Univ of Chicago Behalf of Univ of Alabama
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780817353537
• ISBN-10: 0817353534
• Artikelnr.: 63660957