Screen LibraryStrike from the sea : the development and deployment of strategic cruise missiles since 1934 /
"Strike from the Sea addresses the U.S. Navy's Regulus missile program-the world's first submarine weapon for attacking an enemy homeland with a nuclear warhead-and the similar Soviet Navy's cruise missile efforts. Prior to Regulus a few of the world's submarines had deck gu...
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Naval Institute Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Annapolis, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"Strike from the Sea addresses the U.S. Navy's Regulus missile program-the world's first submarine weapon for attacking an enemy homeland with a nuclear warhead-and the similar Soviet Navy's cruise missile efforts. Prior to Regulus a few of the world's submarines had deck guns that were employed for assaulting coastal targets; indeed, the British built a class of "submarine monitors" with large-caliber guns for attacking coastal targets."-- |
| Carrier Form: | xix, 217 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9781682473894 1682473899 |
| Index Number: | UG1312 |
| CLC: | TJ761.6-097.12 |
| Call Number: | TJ761.6-097.12/P777 |
| Contents: | Bombardment from the Sea -- Loon Goes to Sea -- The Regulus Missile -- The Regulus Submarines -- Regulus in Surface Ships -- Training for War -- Deployments and Patrols -- Regulus Aftermath -- Supersonic Cruise Missiles -- Air Force Strategic Cruise Missiles -- The Soviet Perspective I -- The Soviet Perspective II -- U.S. Cruise Missile Rebirth -- Is There a Better Cruise Missile in Your Future? |