Pushing the envelope
Subtitle: the American aircraft industry
By: Donald M. Pattillo.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 459
Subjects: Aircraft industry -- United States -- History.; Aerospace industries -- United States -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-435) and index.
Table of contents: title: Origins and pioneers; title: The industry and the First World War; title: Building an industry; title: The industry's golden age; title: Progress amid struggle; title: Industry survey, 1935-40; title: The wartime buildup begins; title: The industry in wartime; title: The postwar industry adjustment; title: Industry survey, 1945-54; title: The cold war industry and the transition to aerospace; title: Aerospace and defense converge; title: The advanced-technology era; title: An industry under stress; title: The 1980s and beyond; title: Uncertainty after the cold war.