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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... miles per hour, they could not go as fast. Instruction began on a crude sawhorse-mounted “simulator” in which the student pilot learned how the controls moved, followed by a series of flights lasting from five to fourteen minutes ...
... miles—about the distance to the sun. The $200 million effort had not been without human cost—twelve crashes had claimed thirty-one American lives. The political benefits were incalculable. For the first time since the end of the war ...
... miles of being lost because the United States was so terribly unprepared. Misnomers and Misjudgments Three major powers fought two undeclared wars in Korea, and like passengers nervously watching their respective cab drivers brawl ...
... miles. Frequently interrupted armistice talks began at Kae-song on July 10, and were moved to Panmunjom on October 7. The most significant personnel action of the war came on April 11, 1951, when President Truman relieved General ...
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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 |