Weapons of Choice: The Development of Precision Guided Munitions

by Paul G. Gillespie

Book Overview

History and deployment of smart weapons

In the United States, efforts to develop precision guided munitions--PGMs--began during the First World War and resulted in an 'aerial torpedo' by the 1920s. While World War II was dominated by large-scale strategic bombing--essentially throwing out tons of free-falling munitions in the hope they hit something important--both sides in the war worked to develop airborne munitions that could be...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817353534
• ISBN13: 9780817353537
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher