In the mid-1950s a small group of overworked, underpaid scientists
and engineers on a remote base in the Mojave Desert developed a
weapon no one had asked for but everyone in the weapons industry
desired. This is the story of how that unorthodox team, led by
visionary Bill McLean, overcame U.S. Navy bureaucracy and other
more heavily funded projects to develop the world's best air-to-air
missile. Author Ron Westrum examines that special time and
place--when the old American work ethic and "can do" spirit were a
vital part of U.S. weapons development--to discover how this
dedicated team was able to create a simple and inexpensive missile.
Today, many decades after its invention, the Sidewinder missile is
still considered one of the best that America has to offer. In a
time of billion-dollar weapons development contracts, astronomical
cost overruns, and defense acquisitions scandals, this revealing,
highly readable tale about one of the most successful weapons in
history should be of interest to anyone concerned with national
security.
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