COMBAT MISSILEMAN by Baar, J. and W. E. Howard reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

From The Space Library

COMBAT MISSILEMAN

by Baar, J. and W. E. Howard

New York, 1961: Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc., 244 pages, $4.75

A non-technical discussion is given of US and Soviet missiles and missile organizations. The book is concerned with tactical and strategic implications of the intermediate and long-range missile warfare, the political impact of the new weapons, and the administration of a novel technology. Of great interest are the descriptions of missile bases, underground control centers, Polaris missile submarines, Thor sites in Britain, SAC world-wide communication networks, the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, ICBM launch pad construction, etc.

Extracted from the 1962 Publication Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961. by Frederick I. Ordway III