Icbm

This decade-old book is perhaps the most comprehensive layman's guide to ICBMs. It traces the origins of ICBMs and details their development in the U.S. Written by a former ICBM engineer who became an aerospace journalist, it also has some pretty cool stuff on the Soviet ICBM program -- for instance, it reveals that Soviet ICBM development was never far behind the American one. (Perhaps helped by effective espionage?) There's also a bit of information on ICBMs in France and China, the only other two countries with these very long-range missiles. Easy to read and a page turner, the book contains a lot of fascinating details about how ICBMs work and the people behind their development. It's a must-read for anyone interested in ICBMs and their interesting history.