Barons of the sky

Description:

This book is a vivid, panoramic history of the rise of the American aerospace industry. The story opens in the early years of this century when anyone who chose to make flying machines dwelt on the fringes of polite society. In several interwoven strands, the author traces the careers of the men whose names became synonymous with today's military-industrial complex. These founding fathers, an eccentric combination of showmen and seat-of-the-pants technologists, endured the disdain of a doubting public and government.

subjects: Military Aeronautics,  Aircraft industry,  Military aspects of Aerospace industries,  Aerospace industries,  Military aspects of Aircraft industry,  Military Airplanes,  History,  Military aspects,  Airplanes, military,  Aeronautics, military

Places: United States