Missiles : self-guided explosives / Earle Rice, Jr.
Material type:
TextSeries: Military engineering in actionPublisher: New York, NY : Enslow Publishing, 2017Description: 48 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780766075245 (library bound)
- 0766075249 (library bound)
- 9780766075214 (pbk.)
- 0766075214 (pbk.)
- Self-guided explosives
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 358.1718 R495 | Checked out | 06/18/2024 | 33111008511301 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Firing Hellfire missiles in Afghanistan, launching Tomahawk cruise missiles from a destroyer, or manning the underground launch control panel for nuclear warheads is all part of America's military missile program. This book takes readers to the front lines, explaining the innovation, development, and use of precision-guided smart weapons, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and nuclear deterrence. They will learn about the dawn of the missile age and how the armed forces use these weapons. Fact boxes give detailed specs about the weapons and an inside look at military training.
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Hellfire and predators: a new kind of warfare -- Dawn of the missile age: strategic missile force -- Cruise missiles: radar-dodging terrain followers -- Conventional guided missiles: offensive and defensive -- Precision-guided munitions: smart weapons -- Nuclear deterrence: missileers and missile sites -- Timeline -- Glossary.