Untaken

Steven A. Pomeroy has authored the first history of the American mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a technology the United States spent four decades and billions of dollars creating but never deployed. An Untaken Road showcases how the evolution of a technology that ultimately never existed and the politics that surrounded it end up significantly shaping American nuclear strategy and forces for decades. Utilizing recently declassified documents, years of experience, and an unrivaled passion for the history of military technologies, Pomeroy has created a new framework on the nature of strategic weapons technology innovation. This thorough study of a “road not taken” is a must read for those seeking to understand the challenges and constraints on U.S. military weapon programs, especially when inter-organization competition, domestic politics, strategic needs, and new technologies collide.

Alistair Montgomery grew up in an emotionally distant household. All he has ever wanted in life has been love, true love. For two long years, he lived thinking he had found his true love with Ashley, a lovely girl as emotionally damaged as he is, in his quaint little hometown. His entire mindset is changed when he is exiled from his hometown to a private school by his overbearing mother. At this new school, Alistair meets the lovely Alexandra, a new and exciting girl that makes him question whether he's really in love with Ashley. To acquire the storybook romance that he's always desired, he must make choices involving his two loves and an ensemble of zany characters that make and break classic stereotypes. The only real question in this novel is if Alistair will ever get the happily ever after he's fought for his entire life or will he ruin his life along with the lives of those around him in pursuit of an empty dream?