Item Tag: Military / Weapons

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Minuteman Missile SitesISBN13:9781907521676ISBN10:1907521674Author:National Park Service (Author), Ellsworth Air Force Base (Author)Description:During The Height Of The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, President John F Kennedy Called The Minuteman Missile His Ace In The Hole For Much Of The Cold War, Minuteman Missile Sites Harbored America’s Most Potent Strategic Weapon, One Which Could Deliver A Thermonuclear Warhead To A Soviet Target Within A Half Hour Following The Disintegration Of The Soviet Union, These Sites Became Surplus Property To Review Their Potential For Preservation As Historic Sites, The United States Park Service Commissioned A Study Of The Minuteman Site At Ellsworth Air Force Base In South Dakota The Resulting Report Includes A Brief History Of The Minuteman Icbm Missile System, Followed By A Description Of The Once Top-Secret Installation At Ellsworth, Including Detailed Reproduction Of Site Blueprints Both As A Key Source On The History And Development Of A Once Classified Military Site And As A Charter Document For What Is Today The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, Minuteman Missile Sites Represents A Unique Aspect Of America’s Treatment Of Its Cold War Legacy Originally Published In 1995 104 Pages Ill Both As A Key Source On The History And Development Of A Once Classified Military Site And As A Charter Document For What Is Today The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, Minuteman Missile Sites Represents A Unique Aspect Of America’s Treatment Of Its Cold War Legacy Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:WWW MILITARYBOOKSHOP CO UKPublication Date:2010-09-01Weight:0.5 lbsDimensions:0.22” H x 10” L x 7.99” WNumber of Pages:106Language:English