Barons of the Sky: From Early Flight to Strategic Warfare : the Story of the American Aerospace Industry

Barons of the Sky: From Early Flight to Strategic Warfare : the Story of the American Aerospace Industry
ISBN-10
0801868289
ISBN-13
9780801868283
Category
Aeronautics, Military
Pages
366
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
JHU Press
Author
Wayne Biddle

Description

This panoramic history of the rise of the American aerospace industry traces the careers of the men whose names became synonymous with today's military-industrial complex.

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