Launch pad UK : Britain and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Wilson, Jim2016
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Place reservation for Launch pad UK : Britain and the Cuban Missile CrisisDuring the Cuban Missile Crisis, Britain's nuclear deterrent forces went to an unprecedented state of alert. This book reveals the story of how close to annihilation the UK came during the crisis. It explains the complete workings of the RAF's Thor missile squadrons.
Main title:
Launch pad UK : Britain and the Cuban Missile Crisis / Jim Wilson.
Author:
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2016.Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2016.
Collation:
208 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2008.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781473886650 (pbk)
Dewey class:
358.1753
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber CommandCuban Missile Crisis, 1962Ballistic missile defenses -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryThor (Missile)Great Britain -- Military relations -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryUnited States -- Military relations -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
BRN:
1646208
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