02627nam 22005894a 450 991077848300332120230216210454.00-8173-8189-92027/heb33720(CKB)1000000000794317(EBL)454548(OCoLC)647817453(SSID)ssj0000269626(PQKBManifestationID)11193639(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000269626(PQKBWorkID)10248528(PQKB)10261260(MdBmJHUP)muse9370(Au-PeEL)EBL454548(CaPaEBR)ebr10309822(MiAaPQ)EBC454548(dli)HEB33720(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000924(EXLCZ)99100000000079431720060224h20062006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWeapons of choice the development of precision guided munitions /Paul G. GillespieTuscaloosa :University of Alabama Press,2006.©20061 online resource (xii, 218 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.0-8173-1532-2 0-8173-5353-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-212) and index.Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Roots of Precision Guidance; 3. Air Power in the Aftermath of World War II; 4. Making Pinpoint Accuracy a Reality; 5. Vietnam: Precision Guided Munitions Come of Age; 6. The Aftermath of Vietnam: Gulf War and Peacekeeping; 7. Policy Implications; 8. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexHistory and deployment of smart weapons. In the United States, efforts to develop precision guided munitions-PGMs-began during the First World War and resulted in an 'aerial torpedo' by the 1920's. While World War II was dominated by large-scale strategic bombing-essentially throwing out tons of free-falling munitions in the hope they hit something important-both sides in the war worked to develop airborne munitions that could be steered toward a target.Development of precision guided munitionsPrecision guided munitionsPrecision guided munitions.358.1/718Gillespie Paul G.1962-1579569MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778483003321Weapons of choice3859764UNINA