This book is a study of all aspects of air defense from its beginnings during the French Revolution when artillery gunners tried to hit primitive balloons with their cannons to the use of Patriot missiles in the Gulf War to shoot down tactical ballistic missiles. Crabtree's history focuses on the development of tactics and technology from the Franco-Prussian War to the present. The strategic air defense of World War I and World War II are featured, as are the development of surface-to-air missiles by Germany in World War II ...
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This book is a study of all aspects of air defense from its beginnings during the French Revolution when artillery gunners tried to hit primitive balloons with their cannons to the use of Patriot missiles in the Gulf War to shoot down tactical ballistic missiles. Crabtree's history focuses on the development of tactics and technology from the Franco-Prussian War to the present. The strategic air defense of World War I and World War II are featured, as are the development of surface-to-air missiles by Germany in World War II and by the United States and the USSR in Vietnam and the Middle East.
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As New. 0275949397. Full number line, 1st Ptg. Perfect bound illustrated softcover, sharp and square, As New. No Dustjacket. Book is firm in its binding, 256 pages include Index, with b&w historic photographs and illustrations. As New. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; The Military Profession; B&W Photos & Illustrations; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 256 pages.