Blue Streak
britain's medium range ballistic missile
$63.18
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
2 September 2019
Summary
In the early 1950s the United States wished to concentrate its defence resources on the development of a 4,000 mile range intercontinental ballistic missile. As a stop-gap measure, US defence chiefs hoped to assist Britain with the development of its own intermediate range missile. Despite US concerns that British resources were limited the Air Ministry nonetheless proceeded with the missile, called Blue Streak, to fulfil the operational requirement which would give Britain an independent det…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781781557006 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1781557004 |
| Author: | John Boyes |
| Publisher: | Fonthill Media Ltd |
| Imprint: | Fonthill Media Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 2 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 505g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
“There is a lot of technical details and more political machinations present in this tale, but John Boyes is able to put it all together into an easy-to-read book. I read this tome over three nights and it was hard to put down.”– “IPMS/USA”
About The Author
John Boyes
John Boyes, a chartered accountant, has had a long-term interest in the development of early strategic missiles. His first two books on the Thor ballistic missile attracted wide interest. Britain’s Blue Streak, developed in the second half of the 1950s was potentially Thor’s successor had the project not been cancelled but nonetheless is an obvious follow-on volume. The author is a member of the committee of the Royal Air Force Historical Society and was financial controller of the Bomber Command Memorial.
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