Investigation of the National Defense Program: Aircraft contracts-Hughes Aircraft Co., Aircraft procurement-activities of Gen. Bennett E. Meyers, Nov. 5-8, 10-15, 17-22, 1947

Investigation of the National Defense Program: Aircraft contracts-Hughes Aircraft Co., Aircraft procurement-activities of Gen. Bennett E. Meyers, Nov. 5-8, 10-15, 17-22, 1947
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1480
Release: 1941
Genre: Air bases
ISBN:

Part 41, focuses on Navy fuel purchase contracts for Saudi Arabian oil and businesses' use of institutional advertising for tax exemptions during and after the war.

HOWARD HUGHES & TWA

HOWARD HUGHES & TWA
Author: RUMMEL ROBERT W
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
Total Pages: 480
Release: 1991
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Rummel, an aircraft designer, spent his professional career in aerospace engineering, including 18 years at TWA as personal consultant to Hughes. He provides an insider's view of a turbulent time in the history of aviation and a close-up look at Hughes' personal and business practices. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A History of Army Communications and Electronics at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, 1917-2007

A History of Army Communications and Electronics at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, 1917-2007
Author:
Publisher: Department of the Army
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN:

A History of Army Communications and Electronics at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, 1917-2007 chronicles ninety years of communications-electronics achievements carried out by the scientists, engineers, logisticians and support staff at Fort Monmouth, NJ. From homing pigeons to frequency hopping tactical radios, the personnel at Fort Monmouth have been at the forefront of providing the U.S. Army with the most reliable systems for communicating battlefield information. Special sections of the book are devoted to ground breaking achievements in "Famous Firsts", as well as "Celebrity Notes", a rundown on the notable and notorious figures in Fort Monmouth history. The book also includes information on commanding officers, tenants and post landmarks.

The quest Haywood Hansell and American strategic bombing in World War II

The quest Haywood Hansell and American strategic bombing in World War II
Author: Charles Griffith
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 472
Release: 1999
Genre:
ISBN: 142899131X

This book contains the following chapters concerning Haywood Hansell and American Strategic Bombing in World War II: the problems of air power, (2) the early years: education and acts, (3) planning, (4) the frictions of war, (5) the global bomber force, (6) triumph, and (7) tragedy.