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Description for Titan II
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 119 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 1KBBSR; 1KBBWZ; 3JJP; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 187 x 33. Weight in Grams: 957.
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 warhead―the largest in U.S. inventory―used 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 ... Read more
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 warhead―the largest in U.S. inventory―used 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557286017
SKU
V9781557286017
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-13
About David K. Stumpf
David K. Stumpf is associate research scientist at the University of Arizona and author of Regulus: The Forgotten Weapon.
Reviews for Titan II
The author breaks new ground on the history of the Titan II weapon system, both from the perspective of technological achievement and from the viewpoint of human drama. . . . [A] masterpiece of scholarly research." —Rick W. Sturdevant Staff Historian, USAF "By far the most detailed account of Titan II history, the book is based on extensive research ... Read more