Download or read book Air Force Missileers and the Cuban Missile Crisis written by David W Bath and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During 1962, the United States Air Force was activating new intercontinental ballistic missile systems (ICBMs) at bases around the United States, adding Atlas F. Titan I and II and Minuteman missiles to the already existing Atlas D and E ICBMs and the Thor, Jupiter, Matador and Mace missiles already on alert around the world. A number of the members of the Association of Air Force Missileers (AAFM) were involved with these missile systems, and many others were serving with BOMARC air defense missiles, Hound Dog air-launched missiles and other missile systems. In October1962, the U.S. discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear armed medium range ballistic missiles in Cuba. The resulting confrontation between these two super powers brought U.S. military forces to the highest alert posture ever attained. This book is an collection of personal stories by AAFM members and other who experience the tension filled period that began at the end of October 1962 and ended when the Soviets agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba.
Download or read book Assured Destruction written by David Bath and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2020-03-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assured Destruction: Building the Ballistic Missile Culture of the U.S. Air Force documents the rapid development of nuclear ballistic missiles in the United States and their equally swift demise after the Cuban Missile Crisis, revealing how these drastic changes negatively influenced both the Air Force and the missile community. David W. Bath contends that the struggle to create and control nuclear ballistic missiles threatened both the dominance of the United States during an intensifying Cold War and the strategic airpower mission of the newly created Air Force. The book details the strenuous efforts required to create and prepare a missile arsenal before the Cuban Missile Crisis, which occurred only five years after the first missile was declared operational. It uses the personal recollections of former missileers and the professional military education theses they wrote to highlight some of the concerns that have faced the missileers who operated and worked on these powerful weapons from 1957 to the present. The highlight of the book, however, is the personal stories of the missileers who served during the missile crisis, revealing the efforts that they went to in order to prepare these unique and untried weapons for what many thought might become the third world war.
Download or read book Assured Destruction written by David W. Bath and published by Transforming War. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents the rapid development of nuclear ballistic missiles in the United States and their equally swift demise after the Cuban Missile Crisis, revealing how these drastic changes negatively influenced both the Air Force and the missile community.
Download or read book Association of the Air Force Missileers written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the history of Air Force Missileers and missile programs. Including Snark, Bomarc, Matador, Mace, Thor, Jupiter, Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, Peacekeeper, Space Launch, Air-to-Air, Air-to-Ground and a variety of other programs. Includes rare photos, patches, maps, charts, personal experience stories, Air Force Missileers veteran's biographies, and roster of Air Force Missileers association members.
Download or read book Cordon of Steel written by Curtis A. Utz and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Essence of Decision written by Graham T. Allison and published by Addison Wesley Publishing Company. This book was released on 1971 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the political decisions made during the Missile Crisis.
Download or read book When the Russians Blinked written by John Mark Young and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Special Historical Annex on the Cuban Missile Crisis 22 31 October 1962 written by United States. Air Force. Air Division, 817th and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Missiles of October written by Robert Smith Thompson and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1993-09 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dramatic reinterpretation of a seminal event of the Cold War--based on documents recently made available at the National Security Archive. Thompson recreates the hysterical anti-communist atmosphere of the early 1960s, shedding light on one of the darkest moments in recent history. Photos.
Download or read book The Missile Crisis of October 1962 written by Lester H. Brune and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Brink written by David Detzer and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the 1962 confrontation between the United States and Russia caused by the installation of Russian missiles in Cuba.
Download or read book The Cuban Missile Crisis written by Andrea Smyth and published by . This book was released on 198? with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cuban Missile Crisis written by and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis, during which the United States came very close to engaging in nuclear war with the Soviet Union.
Download or read book The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 written by Richard M. Leighton and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book DEFCON 2 written by Norman Polmar and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The closest we've ever come to the end of the world "DEFCON-2 is the best single volume on the Cuban Missile Crisis published and is an important contribution to the history of the Cold War. Beyond the military and political facts of the crisis, Polmar and Gresham sketch the personalities that created and coped with the crisis. They also show us how close we came to the edge without becoming sensationalistic."—Larry Bond, bestselling author of Dangerous Ground Spy-satellite and aerial-reconnaissance photos reveal that one of the United States's bitterest enemies may be acquiring weapons of mass destruction and the means to use them against the American homeland. Administration officials refuse to accept intelligence professionals' interpretation of these images and order an end to spy missions over the offending nation. More than a month later, after vicious infighting, the president orders the spy missions to resume. The new photos reveal an array of ballistic missiles, capable of carrying nuclear warheads and striking deep within U.S. territory. It appears that the missiles will be fully operational within one week. This is not a plot setup for a suspense novel; it is the true story of the most terrifying moment in the 45-year Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union: the Cuban Missile Crisis. DEFCON-2 tells this tale as it has never been told before—from both sides, with the help of hundreds of recently declassified U.S. and Soviet documents, as well as interviews with numerous former spies, military figures, and government officials who speak out here for the first time.
Download or read book DEFCON 2 written by Norman Polmar and published by Trade Paper Press. This book was released on 2006-01-17 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a detailed description of the events, issues, and personalities involved in the lead-up to the Cuban Missile Crisis and the fateful thirteen days in October, offering an incisive analysis of one of the pivotal events of the Cold War.
Download or read book The Cuban Missile Crisis written by Roger Hilsman and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1996-03-20 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how President Kennedy and his brother Robert used this information to bring about the withdrawal of the missiles without war.
