This book covers the history of flight. America's forfeited legacy. WWI: The accelerator. The golden age. WWII: Reaping the whirlwind. The Jet age. Flight to the future. Filled with color and black and white photographs. Pages: 288

The Smithsonian Book of Flight

Science & Math

BOYNE, Walter J.

Astronomy & Space Science

BANTAM BOOKS

Beyond the Wild Blue is a fascinating look at fifty turbulent years of Air Force history. From the prop-driven armada of World War II to the most advanced Stealth weaponry, from pioneers like General Henry "Hap" Arnold to glorious conquests in the Gulf War, Beyond the Wild Blue is a high-flying study of the triumphs (and failures) of leadership and technology

Beyond the Wild Blue: A History of the U.S. Air Force, 1947-1997

History

Military

St.Martin's Press

From the most important leaders and the most courageous victories to the earliest machines of flight and the most advanced Stealth technology, this book presents a fascinating look at 50 turbulent years of Air Force history.

St. Martin's: Griffin

The author of Beyond the Wild Blue explores the many factors that led Lockheed from near bankruptcy in the 1930s to become one of the most successful and innovative aerospace corporations in the world. 25,000 first printing.

Beyond the Horizon: The Story of Lockheed (Thomas Dunne Book)

Business & Money

Biography & History

Thomas Dunne Books

A look at the Lockheed Corporation traces its growth over six decades to become one of the most successful aerospace companies in the world, and includes information about the people who guided it to prominence. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Beyond the Horizons: The Lockheed Story

It's usually called the Yom Kippur War. Or sometimes the October War. The players that surround it are familiar: Sadat and Mubarak, Meir and Sharon, Nixon and Kissinger, Brezhnev and Dobyrnin. It was a war that brought Arab and Jew into vicious conflict. A war in which Israel almost unleashed her nuclear arsenal and set two superpowers on a treacherous course of nuclear escalation. And a war that eventually brought peace. But a peace fraught with delicate tensions, disputed borders, and a legacy of further bloodshed. The Two O'Clock War is a spellbinding chronicle of the international chess game that was played out in October 1973. It is a story of diplomacy and military might that accounts for many of the dilemmas faced in the present-day Middle East. This is a war that Israel never thought was possible. Surprised by the fury and excellent execution of the Arab onslaught, and perhaps more than a little complacent, Israel suddenly found itself on the point of losing a war because of a lack of ammunition, planes and tanks. The United States, after much vacillation, finally elected to help Israel, beginning a tremendous airlift (code name: Operation Nickel Grass) which incurred the wrath of the Arab states, and their sponsor, the Soviet Union. Fortunately the airlift came just in time for Israeli ground forces to stabilize their positions and eventually turn the tide in the Sinai and Golan Heights. And it was all made possible by an operation that dwarfed the Berlin Airlift and the Soviets' simultaneous efforts in Egypt and Syria. The Two O'Clock War is bound to become the definitive history of a war that quite literally approached Armageddon.

The Two O'Clock War: The 1973 Yom Kippur Conflict and the Airlift That Saved Israel

Middle East

It's usually called the Yom Kippur War. Or sometimes the October War. The players that surround it are familiar: Sadat and Mubarak, Meir and Sharon, Nixon and Kissinger, Brezhnev and Dobyrnin. It was a war that brought Arab and Jew into vicious conflict.

The Yom Kippur War: And the Airlift Strike That Saved Israel

The second edition of Beyond the Wild Blue, an update of the popular history originally released in 1997, is a fascinating look at sixty turbulent years of Air Force history. From the prop-driven armada of World War II to the most advanced Stealth weaponry, from pioneers like General Henry "Hap" Arnold to glorious conquests in the Gulf War, Beyond the Wild Blue is a high-flying study of the triumphs (and failures) of leadership and technology.In three new chapters, Walter Boyne covers an eventful ten years, including 9/11, the invasion of Afghanistan, and the second Gulf War, describing in detail the technological advancements that led to highly efficient airstrikes in Iraq. He also takes stock of the Air Force's doctrine and mission statements as this unique sector of the military grapples with an ever-changing world.

Beyond the Wild Blue: A History of the U.S. Air Force, 1947-2007

Leading Edge

Macdonald Orbis

Trophy for Eagles

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

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The Smithsonian Book of Flight

Beyond the Wild Blue: A History of the U.S. Air Force, 1947-1997

Beyond the Wild Blue: A History of the U.S. Air Force, 1947-1997

Beyond the Horizon: The Story of Lockheed (Thomas Dunne Book)

Beyond the Horizons: The Lockheed Story

The Two O'Clock War: The 1973 Yom Kippur Conflict and the Airlift That Saved Israel

The Yom Kippur War: And the Airlift Strike That Saved Israel

Beyond the Wild Blue: A History of the U.S. Air Force, 1947-2007

Leading Edge

Trophy for Eagles