Pershing missile bibliography

This Pershing missile bibliography is a list of works related to the Pershing 1 and Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile Systems and the Pershing II Weapon System.

Books

Martin / Martin Marietta

Bendix

Burroughs

US Army

Lineage and honors

History

Technical manuals

Soldier's manuals

Other

US Air Force

German Air Force

Central Intelligence Agency

MAN

Articles

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The Field Artilleryman (1969-1973)

Field Artillery Journal (1973-1987)

Field Artillery (1987-2007)

Fires (2007)

Interavia

Life

The New York Times

The Ordnance Magazine

  • Jones III, Lauris T. (Winter 1986). "The Pershing Rocket Motor" (PDF). The Ordnance Magazine. United States Army Ordnance Corps Association. pp. 42–45.
  • "Privates Take Charge" (PDF). The Ordnance Magazine. United States Army Ordnance Corps Association. Winter 1986. p. 58.

The Giant and The Pershing Cable

Redstone Rocket

Time

Other

Other

PanzerBaer

Documentaries

The Big Picture

Other

Photos

  • Del Tredici, Robert (15 October 1986). Terminal Guidance. At Work in the Fields of the Bomb. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2015 – via NuclearFiles.org.

Walkarounds

Audio

  • Mack, Robert. "U.S. Army Pershing Missile Launch". Living Sound Effects, Volume 3. Bainbridge Entertainment. BCD2003.

Fiction

Novels

  • Acuña, Gregory M. (2024). Double Snare: A Cold War Thriller. ISBN 978-1-734-23868-6. A US Army officer attempts to sell Pershing II missile technology to the East Germans.
  • Canon, Jack (1985). The Normandy Code: Nick Carter Killmaster #202. Diamond. ISBN 978-0-441-58612-7. Nick Carter must retrieve a plaster Madonna containing the computer codes of all the Pershing missiles.
  • Davis, Tom (2022). Empty Quiver. ASIN B09YQGKC7R. The KGB resists Pershing II missiles being deployed in West Germany.
  • Evans, Linda (1994). Sleipnir. Baen. ISBN 0-671-87594-9. The first few chapters are based on the real-life experiences of a Pershing missile guard with the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.
  • Hagberg, David (1990). Countdown. Tor. ISBN 978-0-8125-0964-9. The codes for Pershing missiles based at Ramstein Air Base are stolen.
  • Montgomery, R. A. (1990). Trio: Rebels in the New World: Almost Lost. Starfire. ISBN 978-0-553-28462-1. In post-apocalyptic America of 2015, a would be dictator uses seven National Guard Pershing 1 missiles painted red to attack Denver.
  • Mudrick, Victor (2002). In the Wrong Hands. Xlibris. ISBN 978-1-4628-1896-9. A Pershing missile escaped destruction during the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty elimination and terrorists use it to threaten London.[self-published source]
  • Niven, Larry; Pournelle, Jerry (1985). Footfall. Del Rey. ISBN 978-0-345-32344-6. During an alien invasion, Pershing missiles are retargeted to attack an orbiting ship.
  • Portmann, H.H. (2024). Adios El Jefe!. ISBN 979-8369414972. Cuban refugees enlist in the US Army to use a Pershing 1s missile to assassinate Castro.

Film

Television

  • Moder, Dick (director) (21 April 1978). "The Murderous Missile". Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman must stop the hijacking of an experimental thought controlled missile. The missile prop is an Estes model rocket Pershing.
  • Roh, Mike (director) (2011). "Liftoff". Eureka. Event occurs at 12:28. The interceptor missile launch is U.S. Army footage of a Pershing 1a missile launch.
  • Deutschland 83. 2015. The series is set in 1983 West Germany during the Pershing II deployment. Series opening includes a Pershing 1a being erected.
  • The First Lady. 2022. Event occurs at 0:55. Series opening includes a Pershing 1a being erected.

Music

  • Geier Sturzflug (1983). "Besuchen Sie Europa (solange es noch steht)" [Visit Europe (While It's Still Standing)]. Heiße Zeiten [Hot Times] (in German). The first verse ends with "And a Pershing II rises from the Olympus Range"
  • Krokus (1986). Change of Address. The gatefold photo has four of the band members wearing the insignia of the 56th Field Artillery Command.

Music videos

  • Cash, Johnny; Lester, Butch (writer) (1991). "Goin' By The Book". The Mystery of Life. Universal Music Group. Event occurs at 2:05. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. The missile is a Pershing 1a being erected with a timestamp of 13 November 1979. The scene occurs after the line "There's armies in the cities and the missiles stand ready for flight."

Artwork

Memorabilia

World Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief

Leonard Cheshire created the World Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief in 1990. The charity obtained Pershing and SS-20 scrap material and created memorabilia for fund raising.

Other

  • Missile Age Interlocking Picture Puzzle. Jaymar. 5034.