Project Emily: Thor IRBM and the RAF

Project Emily: Thor IRBM and the RAF

John Boyes

Språken
FörlagThe History Press
ISBN9780752493770

A history of the 4-year period from 1959 to 1963 when RAF bomber command operated 60 Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles as part of the UK nuclear deterrent force, and how and why it was dismantled. It is well illustrated with aerial photographs of the missile bases alongside photographs, maps and diagrams.