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A starting book for naval guided missiles

A book recommendation traces naval air-defence missile development from the 1930s through the Falklands era.

Question

What book sources are useful for researching guided-missile technology?

Short answer

J. R. Hill's Air Defence at Sea is recommended for its long view of naval air-defence missile development.

Notes

J. R. Hill's Air Defence at Sea is recommended as a starting point for guided-missile research. Its scope runs from naval air defence in about 1930 to the Falklands era, covering early guided missiles and later systems. That long view connects missile development with the changing problem of defending ships from air attack. The author is confirmed later in the stream after an initial mistaken attribution to Admiral Peter Hill-Norton.