Chasing the Silver Bullet : U.S. Air Force Weapons Development from Vietnam to Desert Storm

Chasing the Silver Bullet : U.S. Air Force Weapons Development from Vietnam to Desert Storm

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Book Description
This exhaustive study of 40 years of Air Force high-tech weaponry challenges myths about U.S. military prowess. With a panoramic sweep and shocking frankness unrivaled in the current literature, Ken Werrell reveals the true extent of the Air Force's technological transformation. Chasing the Silver Bullet traces in unprecedented detail the evolution of the Air Force's entire inventory since the Korean War and offers sage analysis of the strategies and doctrine that fashioned the hardware.

About the Author
Kenneth P. Werrell is a retired professor of history, former USAF pilot, and author of several books. He lives in Virginia.

Chasing the Silver Bullet: U.S. Air Force Weapons Development from Vietnam to Desert Storm,Kenneth P. Werrell,Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press,158834116X,Aeronautics, Military,Airplanes, Military,Armament,History,History - Military / War,Military,Military - Aviation,Military - United States,Military - Weapons,Precision guided munitions,United States,American history: c 1800 to c 1900,History / Military / General,USA

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