The U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles, 1949 - 1969, The Pioneers offers the rich, fascinating history of the first surface-to-surface tactical missiles of the U.S. Air Force, the winged Matador and Mace missiles, their units and personnel in West Germany, Taiwan, Korea, Okinawa and the United States. U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles, 1949 - 1969, The Pioneers ties that unique era and those of other tactical missiles together in a remarkably broad, deep and valuable perspective that also includes the World War II German V-1 and reaches back all the way to the first flight in the United States in 1916 of an aircraft not controlled by a pilot.