Strike from the Sea - Polmar, Norman C; O'Connell, John
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"Strike from the Sea addresses the U.S. Navy's Regulus missile program-the world's first submarine weapon for attacking an enemy homeland with a nuclear warhead-and the similar Soviet Navy's cruise missile efforts. Prior to Regulus a few of the world's submarines had deck guns that were employed for assaulting coastal targets; indeed, the British built a class of "submarine monitors" with large-caliber guns for attacking coastal targets."--

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"Strike from the Sea addresses the U.S. Navy's Regulus missile program-the world's first submarine weapon for attacking an enemy homeland with a nuclear warhead-and the similar Soviet Navy's cruise missile efforts. Prior to Regulus a few of the world's submarines had deck guns that were employed for assaulting coastal targets; indeed, the British built a class of "submarine monitors" with large-caliber guns for attacking coastal targets."--
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Norman Polmar is an analyst, consultant, and author specializing in naval, aviation, and intelligence subjects. Has served as an advisor/consultant to three U.S. Senators, the Speaker of the House, and three Secretaries of the Navy. He has written or co-authored more than 50 published books, including four editions of Guide to the Soviet Navy and nine editions of Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet. He has served in the Secretary of the Navy's Research Advisory Board and served as chairman of the Science and Technology Advisory Board of the Department of Homeland Security. As a naval officer, John O'Connell, served in an aircraft carrier and heavy cruiser, and, subsequently, 22 years in submarines, including a Regulus missile submarine, and commanded a submarine and a submarine division. He served as U.S. Defense and Naval Attache in Tokyo from 1978-1981. He authored three books on air power and two books on submarines and served as a docent at the National Air and Space Museum for two decades.