Beyond the Wild Blue: History of the U.S.Air Force, 1947-97 (Thomas Dunne Book S.) - Hardcover

Boyne, Walter J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312154747 ISBN 13: 9780312154745

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 1997

Synopsis

Including a number of interesting photographs, this comprehensive history of the Air Force, which will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary this June, examines its leaders, victories, and flight technology, from the earliest incarnations to today's stealth bomber. Tour.

About this title

About the Author:

Walter J. Boyne is the former director of the National Air & Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Boyne's books have made both the fiction and the nonfiction bestseller lists of The New York Times. His novels Roaring Thunder and Supersonic Thunder cover the first forty-four years of jet aviation. His critically acclaimed nonfiction book, Dawn Over Kitty Hawk, recounts the story of the Wright Brothers. A retired Air Force Colonel, Boyne was enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame class of 2007.

Synopsis:

A look at fifty years of Air Force history.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0312154747
• ISBN 13: 9780312154745
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 442