{"title":"David K. Stumpf","description":"\u003cp\u003eDAVID K. STUMPF is a retired plant biochemist and military historian who has written six books on American weapons systems. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eThe Last Thirty Seconds\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGrowler and Grayback: Two of a Kind\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMinuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStumpf holds a Ph.D. in Plant Biochemistry from the University of Madison and worked as a research scientist at the University of Arizona. He served on the Board of Directors of the Pima Air and Space Museum for five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Stumpf served as a docent historian at the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, Arizona, from 1987 to 1995 and was instrumental in the museum receiving National Historic Landmark status.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid lives in Tucson, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid K. Stumpf’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"regulus","title":"Regulus: America's First Nuclear Submarine Missile","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the closing months of World War II, guided missile technology blossomed as a technological breakthrough for the delivery of offensive weapons. Late in the war, Germany introduced its V-1 and V-2 missile systems, and the Soviet ballistic missile program late in the decade heightened the need for a U.S. intermediate-range missile program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring this period, the Chance Vought Aircraft Corporation, famous for its F4U Corsair aircraft among others, began work on a new guided missile program with the U.S. Navy—giving birth to the Regulus missile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRegulus: America's First Nuclear Submarine Missile\u003c\/em\u003e provides a detailed report on Chance Vought's Regulus I and II guided missiles, the program that paved the way in the fields of inertial navigation, missile guidance and impact accuracy. The book covers examples of the day-to-day operations as well as the yearly milestones for the program as it reached operational status, and covers naval deployment on aircraft carriers, to heavy cruisers and finally to the five submarines that patrolled the North Pacific. Detailed appendices include detailed discussions of the missile's guidance systems, nuclear warheads, flight operations and production summaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegulus was an important step in the evolution of America's missile defense program, and this book is a fitting tribute to the history of this complex system, and the people who made it happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/159652183X\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781596521834\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"David K. Stumpf","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43456766968024,"sku":"9781596521834","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/Regulus_FChigh_mockup_v2_1667332278_fb2ae621-e488-45d6-96b3-d76cadf227cd.jpg?v=1791059907"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-david-k-stumpf.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}