Birth of a Legend

Birth of a Legend
Author: LtCol Leon E. Braxton USAF
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2012-01-27
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1466906030

Competition for Army acquisition funding in the betrween wars depression years was fierce. The opposing camps of Fighter Supremacy versus Strategic Bombing played out at the Air Corps Tactical School (ACTS), at GHQ, before Congress and in the media. Military exercises pitted the Navy and the Air Corps in operations with real cloak and dagger background gambits, each trying to gain the upper hand. When leaders such as Benjamin Foulois, Billy Mitchell, and Frank Andrews eventually were able to foster a bomber competition to replace the Martin B-10, Boeing's four-engined Model 299 was a clear winner; but then it crashed at Dayton, and the Army opted for the Douglas B-18. Somehow, Frank Andrews had enough faith in his convictions and managed to have 13 Y1B-17s produced and sent to the 2nd Bombardment Group at Langley Field, VA. There Robert Olds and his three squadrons enthralled the country with long range goodwill flights, transcontinental speed runs with an obscure 1st Lt Curtis leMay navigating the way, and a thrilling movie "Test Pilot" starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and Spencer Tracy. Fortunately for the trials of WWII, these daring young men of the Army Air Corps put their careers on the line, and made the B-17 one of the iconic weapons of that conflict. This is the untold story of the aircraft development and the men who made it happen.

Birth of a Legend

Birth of a Legend
Author: Capt Arthur H. Wagner Uscg (Ret)
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1466906022

Competition for Army acquisition funding in the betrween wars depression years was fierce. The opposing camps of Fighter Supremacy versus Strategic Bombing played out at the Air Corps Tactical School (ACTS), at GHQ, before Congress and in the media. Military exercises pitted the Navy and the Air Corps in operations with real cloak and dagger background gambits, each trying to gain the upper hand. When leaders such as Benjamin Foulois, Billy Mitchell, and Frank Andrews eventually were able to foster a bomber competition to replace the Martin B-10, Boeing's four-engined Model 299 was a clear winner; but then it crashed at Dayton, and the Army opted for the Douglas B-18. Somehow, Frank Andrews had enough faith in his convictions and managed to have 13 Y1B-17s produced and sent to the 2nd Bombardment Group at Langley Field, VA. There Robert Olds and his three squadrons enthralled the country with long range goodwill flights, transcontinental speed runs with an obscure 1st Lt Curtis leMay navigating the way, and a thrilling movie "Test Pilot" starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and Spencer Tracy. Fortunately for the trials of WWII, these daring young men of the Army Air Corps put their careers on the line, and made the B-17 one of the iconic weapons of that conflict. This is the untold story of the aircraft development and the men who made it happen.

Who the Devil Made It

Who the Devil Made It
Author: Peter Bogdanovich
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 1127
Release: 2012-05-30
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0307817458

“A must have for any film nut.”—Details Peter Bogdanovich, award-winning director, screenwriter, actor and critic, interviews 16 legendary directors over a 15-year period. Their richly illuminating conversations combine to make this a riveting chronicle of Hollywood and picture making. Join him in conversations with: Robert Aldrich • George Cukor • Allan Dwan • Howard Hanks • Alfred Hitchcock • Chuck Jones • Fritz Lang • Joseph H. Lewis • Sidney Lumet • Leo McCarey • Otto Preminger • Don Siegel • Josef von Sternberg • Frank Tashlin • Edgar G. Ulmer • Raoul Walsh NOTE: This edition does not include photographs. Praise for Who the Devil Made It “Illuminating . . . These were (and sometimes are: a few yet breathe) men rooted in history as much as in Hollywood. Their collected memories make the past look fearfully rich beside a present that is poverty-stricken in everything except money.”—The New Yorker “Bogdanovich is one of America’s finest writers on the cinema. . . . Thank goodness [his] Who the Devil Made It has come along to remind us that films and writing about film were, at one time, focused on the work and not strictly on the bottom line.”—The Boston Globe “A treasure trove on the craft of directing.”—Newsday “Monumental . . . The directors’ reminiscences about technique, working methods, sources of ideas, and relationships with actors and studios are thoroughly entertaining.”—Publishers Weekly “A fine achievement that helps illuminate the art and craft of some remarkable directors . . . There are plenty of revealing anecdotes.”—Kirkus Reviews

The Liberator Legend

The Liberator Legend
Author: Philip A. St. John
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1990
Genre: B-24 (Bomber)
ISBN: 0938021990

Obituaries Current Affairs E-Book Yearly 2023: Download Free PDF

Obituaries Current Affairs E-Book Yearly 2023: Download Free PDF
Author: Testbook
Publisher: Testbook.com
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2024-02-06
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

Download the Obituaries Current Affairs E-Book Yearly 2023: Download Free PDF and know about the popular personalities who passed away in Yearly 2023 such as Kannada film personality Leelavathi passed away, Justice M.Fathima Beevi passed away, and more.

Interpreting Legend Pbdirect

Interpreting Legend Pbdirect
Author: Timothy Tangherlini
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2015-02-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 131755065X

This book, first published in 1994, sets ‘repertoire against raconteur’ in order to explore one of the world’s largest collections of folk literature. The author’s findings, and his creative and synthetic methodologies, enhance greatly our understanding of the world of the legend, and especially the basic question of ‘Who tells what to whom in the form of a legend and why?’ This work is an in-depth exploration of rural Denmark, and provides us with an excellent vantage point from which to understand legends in their cultural contexts and within the lives of their tellers.

The Legend of Huma

The Legend of Huma
Author: Richard Knaak
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2012-04-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786963050

New York Times bestseller: In the realms of Dragonlance, the legend of one heroic knight is larger than life . . . When word spreads that goblins are roaming nearby, Huma Dragonbane, a Knight of the Crown, is sent to patrol the woods and fend off chaos. It is there that he stumbles upon a tortured minotaur, Kaz, who he swiftly frees from vicious goblin captors. So beings an unlikely but powerful friendship—one that will plunge Huma and Kaz into a deadly battle against the treacherous Knights of Solamnia and the dark goddess Takhisis. Even with the power of the legendary Silver Dragon at their side, Huma and Kaz face overwhelming odds . . . Only fragments of the account of Huma survived the Cataclysm that broke the world of Krynn. His story has never been fully told—until now.

Herd Register

Herd Register
Author: American Guernsey Cattle Club
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1418
Release: 1924
Genre: Cattle
ISBN: