launch pad britain cuban di wilson jim (15 risultati)

Condizione: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Condizione: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Condizione: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Hardcover. Condizione: Used; Very Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condizione: Very Good. Title: Launch Pad UK Britain & the Cuban Missile CrisisAuthor: Jim Wilson Publisher: Pen & SwordPublication date/edition: 2016Binding: PaperbackIllustrated: PhotosPages: 200 Description / Condition. VERY GOOD Light wear, slight creases to corners, pages in good condition, shipped from the UK Please see pictures for further information.

Condizione: Very Good. 1740493052. 2/25/2025 2:17:32 PM.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Good condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean contents.

Condizione: New.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 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. Size: 23.5 Cm x 15.5 Cm.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover Cloth 200 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 2008. Attractive blue boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. For most British people the weekend of 27/28 October 1962 could so very easily have been their last weekend on earth, yet astonishingly the fact that Britain's nuclear deterrent forces went to an unprecedented level of readiness was kept secret from the public. Thor nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles stood on a round-the-clock wartime state of alert ready to be fired, these were the 'other' missiles of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which made Britain, in effect, America's launch pad. During the height of the crisis both RAF Bomber Command and the US Strategic Air Command were poised at the highest states of readiness. Both were ordered to a level of war readiness unparalleled throughout the whole of the forty years of Cold War. There is evidence to suggest that had the US needed to launch an air strike against Russian missiles in Cuba, President Kennedy might have been willing to absorb a Soviet nuclear assault on a NATO ally without retaliation, if it would have avoided escalation to World War Three. It is sobering to those who lived through that period that, the British Ambassador to Cuba commented: 'If it was a nuclear war we were headed for, Cuba was perhaps a better place to be than Britain!' Jim Wilson worked as a journalist for the Eastern Daily Press in Norfolk during the time that Thor missiles were based in England. He served at RAF Headquarters in Norfolk. Later he worked for 30 years in televison journalism.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 200 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.