Titan II: A History of a Cold War Missile Program Hardcover - 2002
by David K. Stumpf
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The Titan II ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) program was developed by the United States military to bolster the size, strength, and speed of the nation's strategic weapons arsenal in the 1950s and 1960s. Each missile carried a single warheadthe largest in U.S. inventoryused liquid fuel propellants, and was stored and launched from hardened underground silos. The missiles were deployed at basing facilities in Arkansas, Arizona, and Kansas and remained in active service for over twenty years. Since military deactivation in the early 1980s, the Titan II has served as a reliable satellite launch vehicle. This is the richly detailed story of the Titan II missile and the men and women who developed and operated the system. David K. Stumpf uses a wide range of sources, drawing upon interviews with and memoirs by engineers and airmen as well as recently declassified government documents and other public materials. Over 170 drawings and photographs, most of which have never been published, enhance the narrative. The three major accidents of the program are described in detail for the first time using authoritative sources. Titan II will be welcomed by librarians for its prodigious reference detail, by technology history professionals and laymen, and by the many civilian and Air Force personnel who were involved in the programa deterrent weapons system that proved to be successful in defending America from nuclear attack."
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- Title Titan II: A History of a Cold War Missile Program
- Author David K. Stumpf
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, AR, U.S.A.
- Date 2002-07
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9781557286017 / 1557286019
- Weight 2.11 lbs (0.96 kg)
- Dimensions 10.36 x 7.37 x 1.29 in (26.31 x 18.72 x 3.28 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Titan (Missile) - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00026881
- Dewey Decimal Code 358.175
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Citations
- Choice, 09/01/2001, Page 142
- Scitech Book News, 09/01/2000, Page 151
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