Beyond the Wild Blue (2nd edition): A History of the U.S. Air Force, 1947-2007Macmillan, 2007/06/26 - 576 ページ From the most important leaders and the most courageous victories to the earliest machines of flight and the most advanced Stealth technology, Walter J. Boyne's Beyond the Wild Blue presents a fascinating look at 50 turbulent years of Air Force history. |
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... flying was learned by doing. Arnold initiated the use of goggles after being hit in the eye by a bug; a colleague devised the seat belt after almost being thrown from the airplane. Arnold knew that flying was dangerous from the start ...
... flying the Wright and Curtiss pusher aircraft of the period, which had the engine mounted directly behind the pilot. These aircraft, slow and prone to stall, were literal death traps in a crash, when the engine would tear loose and ...
... flying was an exhilarating compensation for some of the disagreeable aspects of service life. Flying pay was both an inducement and an issue of contention. Fliers loved it, and showed it off with modestly conspicuous consumption ...
... flying pay, and the economy-minded Congress continually sought to eliminate it. The cruel fact of the matter was that the flying pay would, if used solely for the purpose, buy just enough life insurance to offset the loss of pay ...
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19531961 | 99 |
5 The many facets of war | 145 |
four major commands | 193 |
7 Change after vietnam | 225 |
8 Leadership doctrine and technology after vietnam | 253 |
11 Terror and response | 349 |
12 Assessing problems and facing challenges | 367 |
Appendix one | 391 |
Appendix two | 395 |
Appendix three | 399 |
Appendix four | 425 |
Bibliography | 433 |
A chronology of aerospace power since 1903 | 439 |