United States Military Aircraft Since 1909

United States Military Aircraft Since 1909
Author: Gordon Swanborough
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
Total Pages: 794
Release: 1989
Genre: History
ISBN:

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A fine work on military aviation in the US. Gives detailed descriptions of each aircraft and its variants. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

United States Navy Aircraft Since 1911

United States Navy Aircraft Since 1911
Author: Gordon Swanborough
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Total Pages: 632
Release: 1990
Genre: History
ISBN:

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'United States Navy Aircraft since 1911' has been completely revised and updated and, like the earlier editions, will become the standard reference work covering all the aircraft of the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.

Blackburn Aircraft Since 1909

Blackburn Aircraft Since 1909
Author: A.J. Jackson
Publisher: Naval Inst Press
Total Pages: 571
Release: 1989-01-01
Genre: Blackburn aircraft
ISBN: 9780870210242

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Traces the history of the British aircraft company and describes the development and characteristics of each model of commercial and military aircraft they produced

United States Military-Related Lists

United States Military-Related Lists
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: Booksllc.Net
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230831008

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 189. Chapters: List of military aircraft of the United States, Timeline of United States military operations, List of wars involving the United States, List of U.S. military vehicles by supply catalog designation, List of active United States military aircraft, Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military, List of active duty United States four-star officers, List of USA satellites, United States military casualties of war, List of U.S. government and military acronyms, List of military aircraft of the United States (naval), List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces, Awards and decorations of the United States military, List of military electronics of the United States, List of United States military bases, List of forts in the United States, Outline of the American Civil War, United States Navy shore activities during World War II, List of aircraft of the United States during World War II, Flags of the United States Armed Forces, List of World War II prisoner-of-war camps in the United States, List of United States defense contractors, List of United States military books, List of U.S. Signal Corps vehicles, List of World War II electronic warfare equipment, List of United States Coast Guard four-star admirals, United States military nuclear incident terminology, Battles of the Mexican-American War, List of military aircraft of the United States (1909-1919), List of United States military leaders by rank, List of combat losses of United States military aircraft since the Vietnam War, Staff college, Obsolete military awards of the United States, Weapon system, Length of U.S. participation in major wars, List of conflicts in the United States, List of coastal fortifications of the United States, List of conflicts in British America, List of United States military schools and academies, List of U.S....

A Concise History of the U.S. Air Force

A Concise History of the U.S. Air Force
Author: Stephen Lee McFarland
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 96
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN:

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Except in a few instances, since World War II no American soldier or sailor has been attacked by enemy air power. Conversely, no enemy soldier orsailor has acted in combat without being attacked or at least threatened by American air power. Aviators have brought the air weapon to bear against enemies while denying them the same prerogative. This is the legacy of the U.S. AirForce, purchased at great cost in both human and material resources.More often than not, aerial pioneers had to fight technological ignorance, bureaucratic opposition, public apathy, and disagreement over purpose.Every step in the evolution of air power led into new and untrodden territory, driven by humanitarian impulses; by the search for higher, faster, and farther flight; or by the conviction that the air way was the best way. Warriors have always coveted the high ground. If technology permitted them to reach it, men, women andan air force held and exploited it-from Thomas Selfridge, first among so many who gave that "last full measure of devotion"; to Women's Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner, who broke social barriers to become the first Americanwoman to pilot a jet; to Benjamin Davis, who broke racial barriers to become the first African American to command a flying group; to Chuck Yeager, a one-time non-commissioned flight officer who was the first to exceed the speed of sound; to John Levitow, who earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself over a live flare to save his gunship crew; to John Warden, who began a revolution in air power thought and strategy that was put to spectacular use in the Gulf War.Industrialization has brought total war and air power has brought the means to overfly an enemy's defenses and attack its sources of power directly. Americans have perceived air power from the start as a more efficient means of waging war and as a symbol of the nation's commitment to technology to master challenges, minimize casualties, and defeat adversaries.