My Lists
Featured Lists
Air power
the men, machines, and ideas that revolutionized war, from Kitty Hawk to Gulf War II
By Budiansky, Stephen
- ISBN
- 978-0-67003-285-3
- Publisher
- New York : Viking, 2004.
REVIEWS
Library Journal
Reviewed on April 15, 2004
This ambitious centenary history of global air power ranges from the Wright Brothers' discovery of the "helicoidal twist" (wing-warping) to the use of laser-guided ordnance during the second Gulf War. Budiansky, a former national security correspondent for U.S. News & World Report, painstakingly details and assesses the evolution of aerial combat tactics, weaponry, aircraft, leadership, interservice rivalries, training techniques, and air doctrine; landmark U.S. and foreign legislation; congressional, civilian, and military advisory committees; research; and the roles o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
