Barons of the sky
By: Wayne Biddle.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
Subjects: Aerospace industries -- Military aspects -- United States -- History.; Aircraft industry -- Military aspects -- United States -- History.; Airplanes, Military -- United States -- History.; Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- History.
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-348) and index.