LAUNCH PAD UK: Britain and the Cuban Missile Crisis by WILSON, Jim - 2016

Barnsley: Pen & Sword Aviation, 2016. Reprinted Edition. Although the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was seemingly happening thousands of miles away, Britain as the base for many of America's Thor ballistic missiles was itself a potential target. This is the story of the build-up of these Thor squadrons in the UK, and their eventual disbandment. 200 pages + vii prelims. 16 pages of b/w photographs and several maps and other illustrations. Every book is sent in a cardboard postal package.. Paperback. New. 23.5 Cm x 15.5 Cm.