The Sky Barons
Author | : Neville Clarke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Artificial satellites in telecommunication |
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Author | : Neville Clarke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Artificial satellites in telecommunication |
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Author | : Wayne Biddle |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780801868283 |
This panoramic history of the rise of the American aerospace industry traces the careers of the men whose names became synonymous with today's military-industrial complex.
Author | : Dan Hampton |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 577 |
Release | : 2014-06-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0062262106 |
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The definitive history of combat aviation and fighter aircraft, from World War I to present INCLUDES 32 PAGES OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND 12 MAPS Lords of the Sky is the “dramatic, fast-paced, and definitive" (Michael Korda) history of fighter pilots and aircraft and their extraordinary influence on modern warfare, masterfully written by "one of the most decorated pilots in Air Force history” (New York Post). A twenty-year USAF veteran who flew more than 150 combat missions and received multiple Distinguished Flying Crosses, Lt. Colonel Dan Hampton draws on his singular firsthand knowledge, as well as groundbreaking research in aviation archives and rare personal interviews with little-known heroes, including veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Hampton (the New York Times bestselling author of Viper Pilot) reveals the stories behind history's most iconic aircraft and the aviators who piloted them: from the Sopwith Camel and Fokker Triplane to the Mitsubishi Zero, Supermarine Spitfire, German Bf 109, P-51 Mustang, Grumman Hellcat, F-4 Phantom, F-105 Thunderchief, F-16 Falcon, F/A-18 Super Hornet, and beyond. In a seamless, sweeping narrative, Lords of the Sky is an extraordinary account of the most famous fighter planes and the brave and daring heroes who made them legend.
Author | : Jory Sherman |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2007-10-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780765359452 |
The adventures of two fishermen in Texas who want to become ranchers. Attacked by Indians and exploited by crooks, they nevertheless find enough kind people to succeed.
Author | : John R. Bruning |
Publisher | : Potomac Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Korean War, 1950-1953 |
ISBN | : 9781574888416 |
Exciting accounts of a key crossroads in military aviation history
Author | : Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 712 |
Release | : 1877 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jory Sherman |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2007-10-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780765359438 |
Young Anson Baron comes of age amid the perils of the Texas frontier as he struggles to cope with deadly floods, battles with the Apache, cattle stampedes, and the truth about his family's past.
Author | : Kathy Lynne Linker |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2016-01-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1504966414 |
Laurence H. Dorcy Jr., also known as "Baron", was the great grandson of railroad magnate, James Jerome Hill. Born into a world of privilege in 1935, Baron became heir to a substantial fortune. This color photo biography illustrates some of this gifted man's exciting endeavors, such as the construction of the Hawaiian Chieftain, a tall ship that continues to educate youth on the Pacic coast of America. This book describes Baron's rich family ancestry, his childhood during WWII, his Air Force duty in Strategic Air Command in the 1950s, his beach days in French Polynesia in the 60s, explorations between California, Hawaii and the French Polynesian islands, the Hawaiian Chieftain's maiden voyage to Tahiti, and the breathtaking creation of his nal estate in Maui. After his passing in 2011, the formation of the Laurence H. Dorcy Hawaiian Foundation, which generously supports charities in Hawaii, ensures that his legacy lives on.
Author | : Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 498 |
Release | : 1853 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Christian Davenport |
Publisher | : PublicAffairs |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2018-03-20 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1610398300 |
The historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rivals and their vast fortunes, egos, and visions of space as the next entrepreneurial frontier The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of the American space program. Nearly a half-century after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, these Space Barons-most notably Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, along with Richard Branson and Paul Allen-are using Silicon Valley-style innovation to dramatically lower the cost of space travel, and send humans even further than NASA has gone. These entrepreneurs have founded some of the biggest brands in the world-Amazon, Microsoft, Virgin, Tesla, PayPal-and upended industry after industry. Now they are pursuing the biggest disruption of all: space. Based on years of reporting and exclusive interviews with all four billionaires, this authoritative account is a dramatic tale of risk and high adventure, the birth of a new Space Age, fueled by some of the world's richest men as they struggle to end governments' monopoly on the cosmos. The Space Barons is also a story of rivalry-hard-charging startups warring with established contractors, and the personal clashes of the leaders of this new space movement, particularly Musk and Bezos, as they aim for the moon and Mars and beyond.