Название: The Secret World of Vickers Guided Weapons
Автор: John Forbat
Издательство: The History Press
ISBN: 0752453165
Год: 2012
Формат: PDF (conv)
Страниц: 260
Для сайта: LitMy
Размер: 9,1 МБ
Язык: Английский
A researcher's goldmine, this detailed book is crammed with facts, personal anecdotes, previously classified material and comprehensive explanations which, in a very real way, chart the evolution of today's generation of breathtakingly advanced frontline weapon systems.' Wg Cdr Al Monkman, 617 Sqn, RAF Lossiemouth, Moray Based on the author's own involvement as an engineer at the company through the 1950s and early 1960s and on more recent research of the archives at Brooklands Museum and the PRO, this book explains the successes and failures of leading-edge developments at Vickers, in the early days of guided weapons.