With photographs of the extraordinary airplanes and materials atthe Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, you'll gain insight into the designers, leaders, pilots, and other individuals who built the USAF from its humble beginnings as an adjunct to ground forces of the U.S. Army to its modern status as the preeminent air force in the world. 280 color and 240 b&w photos and illustrations.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful photos. Chronicles history of U.S. Air Force,
By Angel Lee "Liocorno Amethyst Moonstone" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)
This review is from: American Eagles, A History of the United States Air Force (Hardcover)
This large beautiful book chronicles the growth and development of the U.S. Air Force as an organization, from the beginnings of flight to the present. It is much more than an air combat book.The story begins before there was an Army Air Corps, with a history of flight from the pre-Wright Bros. era. The progress in aircraft, the men who built & flew them & the role of air power in military strategy are extensively covered. The highlights of this book are the hundreds of wonderful color photos from the U.S. Air Force museum. Close-ups of aircraft, engines, cockpits and aviation art take great advantage of this unique resource. Combat is not ignored however, as the Air Force's role in every major conflict is detailed with many action photos. This is a comprehensive and complete history of the highest quality.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent quality, but not as good as it could have been.,
By "weirdo_87" (Rancho Cucamonga, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Eagles, A History of the United States Air Force (Hardcover)
American Eagles is a history of the United States Air Force, the world's most powerful air arm, from the Wright Brothers to Desert Storm. It contains many photographs of aircraft that served in World War II and in other conflicts. My favorite section is the one on Experimental planes. But this is not perfect. It does contain photographs of aircraft from the U.S. Air Force Musuem. But most of them are of sections of the aircraft. Only a few are shown complete in the pictures. The book also does contain a history of the musuem, but only a two page writing part and some pictures. For info on the Air Force musuem, don't get this. But for a history of nearly a century of air power, what are you waiting for?
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