Weapons of choice : the development of precision guided munitions / / Paul G. Gillespie
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| Autore: |
Gillespie Paul G. <1962->
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| Titolo: |
Weapons of choice : the development of precision guided munitions / / Paul G. Gillespie
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| Pubblicazione: | Tuscaloosa : , : University of Alabama Press, , 2006 |
| ©2006 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xii, 218 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 358.1/718 |
| Soggetto topico: | Precision guided munitions |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-212) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | History 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Development of precision guided munitions |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Weapons of choice |
| ISBN: | 0-8173-8189-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778483003321 |
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