Strike from the sea : the development and deployment of strategic cruise missiles since 1934 /
Strike from the Sea addresses the U.S. Navy's Regulus missile program, the world's first submarine weapon for attacking an enemy homeland with a nuclear warhead, and the similar Soviet Navy's cruise missile efforts. Prior to Regulus a few of the world's submarines had deck guns t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Annapolis, Maryland :
Naval Institute Press,
[2020]
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| Summary: | Strike from the Sea addresses the U.S. Navy's Regulus missile program, the world's first submarine weapon for attacking an enemy homeland with a nuclear warhead, and the similar Soviet Navy's cruise missile efforts. Prior to Regulus a few of the world's submarines had deck guns that were employed for assaulting coastal targets. Indeed, the British built a class of "submarine monitors" with large-caliber guns for attacking coastal targets. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 217 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781682473894 1682473899 |