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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great new edition
This comprehensive, non-heroworshipping history of the American aviation/weapons business unfortunately slipped out of print for a few years, but is now available again from Johns Hopkins with a new preface. It is still unparalleled for telling the story of a pivotal industry without being stupified either by government secrecy or corporate obfuscation. A must-read for...
Published on January 31, 2002
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good story telling but biased
The author does a good job telling the story of the rise of the aeronautics industry. However, his narrative is marred by gratuitous and unsupported swipes at Reagan-era programs like the B-2, which he characterizes -- along with Northrop's YB-49 flying wings -- as one of the "technological grotesqueries" of the 20th century.
Published on July 30, 2005 by Arduus
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good story telling but biased,
By Arduus (Lake Woebegon, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Barons of the Sky: From Early Flight to Strategic Warfare: The Story of the American Aerospace Industry (Paperback)
The author does a good job telling the story of the rise of the aeronautics industry. However, his narrative is marred by gratuitous and unsupported swipes at Reagan-era programs like the B-2, which he characterizes -- along with Northrop's YB-49 flying wings -- as one of the "technological grotesqueries" of the 20th century.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great new edition,
By A Customer
This review is from: Barons of the Sky: From Early Flight to Strategic Warfare: The Story of the American Aerospace Industry (Paperback)
This comprehensive, non-heroworshipping history of the American aviation/weapons business unfortunately slipped out of print for a few years, but is now available again from Johns Hopkins with a new preface. It is still unparalleled for telling the story of a pivotal industry without being stupified either by government secrecy or corporate obfuscation. A must-read for anyone interested in "defense" issues.
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Barons of the Sky: From Early Flight to Strategic Warfare: The Story of the American Aerospace Industry by Wayne Biddle (Paperback - January 14, 2002)
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