The Department of Defense’s official history of the United States Cold War missile program—completely reformatted with all-new color illustrations and photographs not used in the original edition.
The DoD commissioned this study as part of its Cold War Project in 1996. With permission from the DoD’s Legacy Program, Hole in the Head Press brings To Defend and Deter back into print. This informative guide offers a thorough look at Cold War missile development, from the earliest beginnings of rocketry in the 13th century to the arms control agreements that began in the 1970s.
Both a narrative history and reference guide, To Defend and Deter traces the evolution of the Cold War and establishes the United States missile program’s scope and its massive impact on the American landscape, citizens, and structure of the U.S. military establishment.
Inside you'll find:
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<li>Over 400 pages of photographs, illustrations, charts, maps and diagrams</li>
<li>In-depth look at Cold War air defense, including Nike, Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, Jupiter, Thor and Snark missiles</li>
<li>Technical profiles of weapon systems</li>
<li>State-by-state listings of missile facilities and launch sites</li>
<li>An extensive bibliography and full index</li>
</ul>

To Defend and Deter: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Missile Program

History

Winkler, David F.

Lonnquest, John C.

Military

Hole in the Head Press

Free to patrol the skies and surface of the high seas under international law, U.S. and Soviet naval and air forces made daily direct contact during the Cold War. Often confrontational and occasionally violent, air-to-air contacts alone killed over one hundred Soviet and American aviators during the Truman and Eisenhower years. Diplomacy to curtail the hostility produced mixed results. In the 1960s the Soviet Navy challenged worldwide U.S. naval dominance, and collisions and charges of harassment became common. In 1972 the two nations signed an Incidents at Sea Agreement (INCSEA) that established navy-to-navy channels to resolve issues. This agreement is the focus of David Winkler's study. He argues that in contrast to conventional diplomatic channels, Soviet and American naval officers, sharing bonds inherent in seamen, could put ideology aside and speak frankly. Working together, they limited incidents that could have had unfortunate consequences. Drawing on previously unavailable State Department files and recently declassified papers held at the Naval Historical Center as well as discussions with former top naval officials, diplomats, and others, Winkler details U.S.-Soviet incidents at sea, analyzes the changes in U.S. policy and naval strategy, and evaluates the effects of various events on U.S.-Soviet maritime relations, helping readers to fully appreciate the agreement's significance in establishing a direct military-to-military contact and as a venue to discuss other issues during the 1970s and 1980s.

Cold War at Sea: High-Seas Confrontation Between the United States and the Soviet Union

Naval Inst Pr

Host to the U.S. Navy for nearly six decades, Bahrain has been a steadfast American ally in the turbulent Middle East. Its unique relationship with the United States evolved through a series of friendships between Bahrain's ruling Al Khalifa royal family and top U.S. Navy flag officers assigned to the fleet in the Gulf. Over the years it has become a strategic partnership critical to global security. As naval historian David F. Winkler examines these developing relationships, he offers a fascinating overview of Bahraini history, the entry of American humanitarian and economic interests, the establishment of an American naval presence in the Cold War, the Arab-Israeli conflicts, and the downfall of the Iranian shah, among other subjects. The author tells the story from both Bahraini and American perspectives. Given U.S. commitment to the region and its concurrent objectives of combating the global war on terrorism and establishing democracy, this book provides an important historical context for those interested in a crucial facet of American foreign relations. While many works describe the history of U.S. diplomatic and military involvement in the Gulf, this is the first to cover in depth the history of the U.S. Navy in Bahrain.

Amirs, Admirals, and Desert Sailors: Bahrain, the U.S. Navy, and the Arabian Gulf

Middle East

Naval_Institute_Press

Witness to Neptune's Inferno: The Pacific War Diary of Lieutenant Commander Lloyd M. Mustin, USS Atlanta (CL 51)

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Casemate

Free to patrol the skies and surface of the high seas under international law, U.S. and Soviet naval and air forces made daily direct contact during the Cold War. Often confrontational and occasionally violent, air-to-air contacts alone killed more than one hundred Soviet and American aviators during the Truman and Eisenhower years. Diplomacy to curtail the hostility produced mixed results. By the 1960s the Soviet navy had challenged U.S. naval dominance worldwide, and collisions and charges of harassment became common. In 1972 the two nations signed an Incidents at Sea Agreement (INCSEA) that established navy-to-navy channels to resolve issues stemming from these confrontations. This agreement, still in effect between the United States and Russia, is the focus of David Winkler's study.In Incidents at Sea, Winkler argues that Soviet and American naval officers, sharing bonds inherent to mariners, could put ideology aside and speak frankly. Working together, they limited incidents that could have had unfortunate consequences. The process they established served as a model for similar accords between other maritime nations. With the emergence of China as a maritime power, elements of the U.S.-Russia accord were adopted to assure peaceful interactions between American and Chinese naval forces. Drawing on State Department files, declassified Navy policy papers, discussions with former top officials, and interviews with individuals who were involved in incidents, Winkler details the U.S.-Soviet naval relationship through the end of the Cold War and beyond. In this volume, an updated edition of his classic Cold War at Sea, Winkler brings the story up to the present, detailing occasional U.S.-Russia naval interactions, including the April 2016 Russian aircraft "buzzings" of the USS Donald Cook in the Baltic. He also details China's efforts to militarize the South China Sea and claim sovereignty over waters within its exclusive economic zone, and the U.S. Navy's continuing efforts to counter these challenges to freedom of navigation.Overall, thanks to agreements like INCSEA, incidents at sea have become a rarity. While those who negotiated these rules deserve recognition, the sailors and aviators who operate on the world's oceans deserve the ultimate acclaim for their professionalism in assuring that the agreed-upon protocols were implemented.

Incidents at Sea: American Confrontation and Cooperation with Russia and China, 1945-2016

Asia

America's First Aircraft Carrier tells the remarkable story of the USS Langley. The narrative provides an in-depth discussion of the ship's origins as the collier USS Jupiter, which was built with a "first of" propulsion system that has been adapted&#8239;for use in present-day Ford-class carriers. Author David F. Winkler considers the post-World War I debate for procuring carriers, the decision to convert Jupiter, and the identification of constructor Clayton Simmers as the father of the American aircraft carrier. The evolution of the Langley as an experimental ship was tied to the introduction of new doctrine for the United States.&#8239;Promoting an independent naval air arm against Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell's vision of an&#8239;independent air force, the U.S. Navy saw Langley as an operational aircraft carrier that would change the way the Navy fought wars at sea. While the story of Langley is that of the origins of naval air combat, it is also a record of the vessel's service in World War II until the ship's final posting to the Asiatic Fleet, where she met her demise on February 27, 1942, off the&#8239;southern coast of Java.&#8239; &#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp; &#8239;&nbsp; Many of the U.S. Navy's pioneering naval aviators are closely associated with this ship, including Kenneth Whiting, John H. Towers, Godfrey DeCourcelles Chevalier, Virgil C. Griffith, Mel Pride, Patrick N. L. Bellinger, Joseph M. Reeves, Gerald Bogan,&#8239;Aubrey Fitch, Felix Stump, Ernest J. King, Warren G. Child, Dan Gallery, and Frank D. Wagner. A number of these individuals would&#8239;go on to play critical roles during World War II. Langley's story is their story.&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp; &nbsp; Aircraft carriers remain the centerpiece of American sea power projection. America's First Aircraft Carrier provides the context on how CV 1, the "Covered Wagon," and carrier development and utilization came to be.&#8239;&nbsp;

America's First Aircraft Carrier: USS Langley and the Dawn of U.S. Naval Aviation (Blue & Gold Professional Library)

Reference

Tribute to a Generation highlights the unappreciated yet pivotal role Ambassador F. Haydn Williams played in making the World War II Memorial in Washington what it is today. As a naval officer sent into Japan to repatriate Maj. Pappy Boyington and other POWs at the end of World War II, Williams became a rising star in the Eisenhower and Kennedy Administrations. He worked on behalf of the CIA to start a trans-Pacific think-tank, transforming it to a non-profit leader in Asian affairs, and served as an ambassador appointed to negotiate the status of Micronesia. Williams saw the recognition of the Greatest Generation as a final mission in life and leaned on a good friend, former Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Bill Crowe, to get an appointment to the American Battle Monuments Commission. Diplomat and taskmaster, Williams assembled a talented small group to select the site, complete the design, and work with award-winning architect Friedrich St. Florian and sculptor Ray Kaskey with the aid of such luminaries as Senator Bob Dole, FedEx Chair Fred Smith and actor Tom Hanks to overcome strong opposition to completing the memorial. This book would not be possible without the generous support and symbiotic partnership with the Friends of the National World War II Memorial, whose dedicated work of preservating the legacy of those who served in the world's greatest conflict ensures that their sacrifices will be forever remembered and revered.

Tribute to a Generation: Haydn Williams and the Building of the World War II Memorial

Americas

Searching the Skies: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program

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Originally published in 1997, this hitherto hard-to-find study examines the impact that construction of radar stations and command facilities had on the American landscape. With accompanying black and white photographs throughout, the author explores patterns, themes, and trends that created, influenced, and formed the backdrop to the Cold War defense radar program. This study provides an in-depth look at the radar systems, a state by state listing of the infrastructure that supported the systems, and an extensive bibliography. This historic content can be used to understand and evaluate properties associated with America's detection and command and control system.

United States Air Force

Headquarters Air Combat Command, Air Com

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