The Pentagon Wars: Reformers Challenge the Old GuardFrom the late 1960s through the mid-1980s, a small band of military activists waged war against corruption in the Pentagon, challenging a system they believed squandered the public's money and trust. This book examines that movement and its proponents and describes how the system responded to their criticisms. |
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... missiles for shooting at enemy aircraft at long ranges ( beyond visual range ) . It also carries infrared tracking missiles and a gun , both of which are for short - range ( within visual range ) dogfights . History shows that , until ...
... missiles for shooting at enemy aircraft at long ranges ( beyond visual range ) . It also carries infrared tracking missiles and a gun , both of which are for short - range ( within visual range ) dogfights . History shows that , until ...
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... missiles 3 LAW missiles ( bazookas ) 1,500 rounds of 25 - mm cannon shells 4,400 rounds of 7.62 - mm machine - gun ammunition 2 M18 Claymore antipersonnel mines 8 M67 fragmentation grenades 4 TH3 incendiary grenades 4 smoke grenades 10 ...
... missiles 3 LAW missiles ( bazookas ) 1,500 rounds of 25 - mm cannon shells 4,400 rounds of 7.62 - mm machine - gun ammunition 2 M18 Claymore antipersonnel mines 8 M67 fragmentation grenades 4 TH3 incendiary grenades 4 smoke grenades 10 ...
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... Missile , " 1986 ( study of all documented missile firings in every war involv- ing air - to - air combat ) . The first and only compilation of all known missile combat data , the study was declassified and released to the public by the ...
... Missile , " 1986 ( study of all documented missile firings in every war involv- ing air - to - air combat ) . The first and only compilation of all known missile combat data , the study was declassified and released to the public by the ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
Meet Me at the Flags | 63 |
The Wheel of Conspiracy | 83 |
Copyright | |
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