Chant, Christopher; Hogg, Ian (1983). The Nuclear War File: Weaponry, Strategy, Flashpoints, the Balance of Power. London: Ebury Press.
ISBN978-0-85223-380-1.
Dartford, Mark (1985). Military Technology. Exeter Books.
ISBN0-671-07575-6.
McKenney, Janice E. (2010).
Field Artillery. Army Lineage Series (Second ed.). Washington D.C.: US Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 60-11. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
Raines, Rebecca Robbins (2005).
Signal Corps(PDF). Army Lineage Series. Washington D.C.: US Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 60-15. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
Berghoff, Major Walter (1970).
"In einem Flugkörpergeschwader Pershing" [Pershing Missile Squadron] (PDF). Jahrbuch der Luftwaffe [Yearbook of the German Air Force] (in German). German Air Force.
Moore, Alan L. (July–August 1977).
"Missile Info Void"(PDF). Field Artillery Journal: 4.
Baker, Robert J. (May–June 1977).
"Pershing— The Ultimate Challenge"(PDF). Field Artillery Journal: 9–14. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
Green, Gary A. (July 1985).
"The Accident in Heilbronn"(PDF). Field Artillery Journal: 33. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
Middleton, Doug (September 1985).
"How Good it Is!"(PDF). Field Artillery Journal: 51.
Pershing 1a. United States Army. 1977. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.{{
cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
link)
Mack, Robert. "U.S. Army Pershing Missile Launch". Living Sound Effects, Volume 3. Bainbridge Entertainment. BCD2003.
Fiction
Novels
Canon, Jack (1985). The Normandy Code: Nick Carter Killmaster #202. Diamond.
ISBN978-0441586127. Nick Carter must retrieve a plaster Madonna containing the computer codes of all the Pershing missiles.
Davis, Tom (2022). Empty Quiver.
ASINB09YQGKC7R. The KGB resists Pershing II missiles being deployed in West Germany.
Montgomery, R. A. (1990). Trio: Rebels in the New World: Almost Lost. Starfire.
ISBN978-0553284621. In post-apocalyptic America of 2015, a would be dictator uses seven National Guard Pershing 1 missiles painted red to attack Denver.
Scott, Tony (director) (1995). Crimson Tide. Event occurs at 4:19. Cmdr. Hunter is watching the news when the newscaster states "Threatened to use nuclear arms on the United States and Japan... should anyone, including the Russian Army, attempt to move in on him." The missile being erected is a Pershing II.
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"
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."
George Finley is a military artist who was the commander of the
74th U.S. Army Field Artillery Detachment, supporting
Missile Wing 1 of the German Air Force. In 1988, the Blackjack Pershing Chapter of the United States Field Artillery Association commissioned a painting to commemorate the decommissioning of the Pershing system. 501 signed prints of The Final Countdown were created. The print is now available for sale again through his website.
Tsereteli created a sculpture using sections of scrapped US Pershing and Soviet SS-20 nuclear missiles. The sculpture, entitled Good Defeats Evil is a 39 foot high, 40 ton monumental bronze statue of St George fighting the dragon of nuclear war. It was donated to the UN by the Soviet Union in 1990 and placed on the grounds of the UN headquarters in New York City. A series of works based on the sculpture that also incorporated scrap from the missiles were released in a limited series of 160 each.
The INF Treaty Missile Commemorative uses missile shards with a 7½ bronze medallion
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.
Parker created the World Memorial Pens, a series of pens and mechanical pencils with a Memorial Fund badge on the crown or clip, with half the proceeds going to the fund.
On 4 November 1991 the
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library opened in Simi Valley, California. The then five living presidents,
Richard Nixon,
Gerald Ford,
George H. W. Bush,
Jimmy Carter and
Ronald Reagan were present at the opening. Parker presented each with a black ballpoint Duofold Centennial with the Presidential Seal on the crown formed from scrap material and the barrel engraved with signatures of the presidents. The pen was also offered in a walnut box with the names of all five presidents and the Presidential Seal.
Other
Missile Age Interlocking Picture Puzzle. Jaymar. 5034.
Chant, Christopher; Hogg, Ian (1983). The Nuclear War File: Weaponry, Strategy, Flashpoints, the Balance of Power. London: Ebury Press.
ISBN978-0-85223-380-1.
Dartford, Mark (1985). Military Technology. Exeter Books.
ISBN0-671-07575-6.
McKenney, Janice E. (2010).
Field Artillery. Army Lineage Series (Second ed.). Washington D.C.: US Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 60-11. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
Raines, Rebecca Robbins (2005).
Signal Corps(PDF). Army Lineage Series. Washington D.C.: US Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 60-15. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
Berghoff, Major Walter (1970).
"In einem Flugkörpergeschwader Pershing" [Pershing Missile Squadron] (PDF). Jahrbuch der Luftwaffe [Yearbook of the German Air Force] (in German). German Air Force.
Moore, Alan L. (July–August 1977).
"Missile Info Void"(PDF). Field Artillery Journal: 4.
Baker, Robert J. (May–June 1977).
"Pershing— The Ultimate Challenge"(PDF). Field Artillery Journal: 9–14. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
Green, Gary A. (July 1985).
"The Accident in Heilbronn"(PDF). Field Artillery Journal: 33. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
Middleton, Doug (September 1985).
"How Good it Is!"(PDF). Field Artillery Journal: 51.
Pershing 1a. United States Army. 1977. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.{{
cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
link)
Mack, Robert. "U.S. Army Pershing Missile Launch". Living Sound Effects, Volume 3. Bainbridge Entertainment. BCD2003.
Fiction
Novels
Canon, Jack (1985). The Normandy Code: Nick Carter Killmaster #202. Diamond.
ISBN978-0441586127. Nick Carter must retrieve a plaster Madonna containing the computer codes of all the Pershing missiles.
Davis, Tom (2022). Empty Quiver.
ASINB09YQGKC7R. The KGB resists Pershing II missiles being deployed in West Germany.
Montgomery, R. A. (1990). Trio: Rebels in the New World: Almost Lost. Starfire.
ISBN978-0553284621. In post-apocalyptic America of 2015, a would be dictator uses seven National Guard Pershing 1 missiles painted red to attack Denver.
Scott, Tony (director) (1995). Crimson Tide. Event occurs at 4:19. Cmdr. Hunter is watching the news when the newscaster states "Threatened to use nuclear arms on the United States and Japan... should anyone, including the Russian Army, attempt to move in on him." The missile being erected is a Pershing II.
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"
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."
George Finley is a military artist who was the commander of the
74th U.S. Army Field Artillery Detachment, supporting
Missile Wing 1 of the German Air Force. In 1988, the Blackjack Pershing Chapter of the United States Field Artillery Association commissioned a painting to commemorate the decommissioning of the Pershing system. 501 signed prints of The Final Countdown were created. The print is now available for sale again through his website.
Tsereteli created a sculpture using sections of scrapped US Pershing and Soviet SS-20 nuclear missiles. The sculpture, entitled Good Defeats Evil is a 39 foot high, 40 ton monumental bronze statue of St George fighting the dragon of nuclear war. It was donated to the UN by the Soviet Union in 1990 and placed on the grounds of the UN headquarters in New York City. A series of works based on the sculpture that also incorporated scrap from the missiles were released in a limited series of 160 each.
The INF Treaty Missile Commemorative uses missile shards with a 7½ bronze medallion
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.
Parker created the World Memorial Pens, a series of pens and mechanical pencils with a Memorial Fund badge on the crown or clip, with half the proceeds going to the fund.
On 4 November 1991 the
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library opened in Simi Valley, California. The then five living presidents,
Richard Nixon,
Gerald Ford,
George H. W. Bush,
Jimmy Carter and
Ronald Reagan were present at the opening. Parker presented each with a black ballpoint Duofold Centennial with the Presidential Seal on the crown formed from scrap material and the barrel engraved with signatures of the presidents. The pen was also offered in a walnut box with the names of all five presidents and the Presidential Seal.
Other
Missile Age Interlocking Picture Puzzle. Jaymar. 5034.