Harpoon Missile vs Surface Ships
US Navy, Libya and Iran 1986–88
$45.63
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
2 April 2024
Summary
An illustrated study of premier US anti-ship missile, the AGM/RGM-84 Harpoon, and its 1986 and ’88 uses against Libyan and Iranian naval vessels.
In this study, defence technology expert Lon Nordeen details the role played by the Harpoon missile in two Cold War flare-ups in the 1980s. The Harpoon was the first tactical anti-ship missile developed by the US Navy to provide a counter to the anti-ship missiles exported around the world by the Soviet Union and China. It was deployed on sh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472859204 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472859200 |
| Author: | Lon Nordeen, Jim Laurier |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 2 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 265g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 184mm x 6mm |
| Series: | Duel |
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About The Author
Lon Nordeen
Lon Nordeen worked for over 40 years at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and then as a marketing communications and business development manager for various McDonnell Douglas/Boeing products, including the Harpoon/SLAM ER missile. He has long-term interests in aerospace, defence technology and military history, and is author/co-author of more than 12 books on these subjects, including four for Osprey.
The illustrator for all artwork included in this title is Jim Laurier.
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