From Pigeons to Tweets The Dramatic Revolution in Military Communications
Clarence E. McKnight; Hank H. Cox
Language: English
Published by History Publishing Company LLC, Palisades, New York, 2013
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Book is bound in dark blue cloth-covered boards with gilt title on the spine. No defects to note as book looks unread with the only interior marks being the book is INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR - Lt. General McKnight. This is a personal chronicle of Lt. General McKnight who rose through the ranks to become senior commander of the Signal Corps. He played a pivotal role in the U.S. military's transition from the age of the carrier pigeons, used in Korean War, into the modern era of satellites and drones. Black and white photos. 222 pages including the Index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Title
- From Pigeons to Tweets The Dramatic Revolution in Military Communications
- Author
- Clarence E. McKnight; Hank H. Cox
- Publisher
- History Publishing Company LLC, Palisades, New York
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- NF
- Dust jacket
- NF
- Signed
- Inscribed By the Author
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hard Back
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1933909234
- ISBN 13
- 9781933909233
- Edition
- First Edition.
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K. L. Givens Books
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