One Hundred Years of World Military Aircraft
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (942 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1591146860 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 456 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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"a well-written and enlightening volume with plenty of photos." Wings of Gold
He has written or coauthored more than fifty published books and numerous articles on naval, aviation, technology, and intelligence subjects.Dana Bell, a senior archivist at the National Air and Space Museum, has written more than twenty books and numerous articles in the aviation field. He has been a consultant or advisor on naval-related issues to three U.S. senators, the Speaker of the House, and the Deputy Counselor to the Pre
Great Product K. Johns My son was so excited to receive this book and it arrived very quickly. Thanks.. good reading, solid reference fastreader Polmar and Bell have done a masterful job of covering a century's worth of military aircraft. (Make that "unmanned military aircraft"--the V-1 buzz bomb and the Predator don't make the cut.) There's material here for at least 100 arguments, but the selections are always interesting and the logic is always impressive even if you aren't entirely convinced. (What, no Storch? No P-47 Thunderbolt?) In the meantime, you'll pick up information you didn't have before. (The first operational military helicopter was the Flettner Kolibi, designed to be carried on U-boats.) One for your library! -- Dan Ford. peg wilson said never received. I would really like to review this book, however I still have not received the book, and your web site is not showing the order. All I have is the confirmation e-mail when I oredered it, and this e-mail asking me to reveiw the book.
carriers into the 1950s. From that massive aeronautic pantheon, two well-known aviation historians have selected the one hundred most significant military aircraft as a centennial tribute.Among the aircraft showcased in this book are several military aviation "firsts," a few "largest," and a number of superlative aircraft in terms of production or performance. Other aviation buffs will wonder why the authors did not list the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt or the Tupolev Tu-26 Blackjack. Army purchasing the world's first military aircraft from the Wright Brothers through the bombers and fighters participating in Gulf War II of 2003.. Record holders included the English Electric Canberra and the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, both of which first flew more than fifty years ago and remain in first-line service.No student of World War II would question the inclusion of the Supermarine Spitfire and Boeing B-29 Superfortress, but others might ask why include the Curtiss O-52 Owl and Junkers Ju 52? In the authors' opinion, both were significant aircraft and important milestones in military aviation history. defense policy in the late 1950s, while Curtiss Pusher demonstrated the feasibility of aircraft taking off and landing aboard a warship in 1910–1911. The unarmed U-2 spyplane was a key factor in developing U.S. and British fleet carriers befo