Last of the Glow Worms

<p> From the early 1950s until 1992 the U.S. Army deployed thousands of nuclear warheads throughout Europe as a deterrent to Soviet ambitions. The end of the Cold War saw the decommissioning of much of the U.S. nuclear arsenal and the phasing out of support personnel.</p><p> This memoir by one of the Army's last glow worms chronicles his career as a nuclear weapons specialist--from 17-year-old recruit to participant in Operation Silent Echo codename for the removal of all tactical warheads throughout Asia and Europe.</p>