Drones: Media Discourse and the Public Imagination starts with a basic premise: technology shapes and is shaped by the stories we tell about it. Stories about drones—at once anxious and hopeful, fearf
How did the United States move from a position of nuclear superiority over the Soviet Union at the beginning of the 1960s to one of nuclear parity under the doctrine of mutual assured destruction in 1
This volume's contributors offer a new critical language through which to explore and assess the historical, juridical, geopolitical, and cultural dimensions of drone technology and warfare. They
This volume's contributors offer a new critical language through which to explore and assess the historical, juridical, geopolitical, and cultural dimensions of drone technology and warfare. They
Craig F. Morris explores the beginnings of American strategic bombing theory, why it changed over time, the factors that shaped that change, and how technology molded military doctrine. This much-need
In The Greatest Air Combat Stories Ever Told, the editor has compiled the finest tales of heroism and valor in the skies over the battlefield! It is an unforgettable collection, and includes stories b
Up, up, and away! The brave men and women of the United States Air Force are always hard at work protecting their country. Pilots, mechanics, air traffic controllers, and other airmen all have importa
Developed for the Air Force in the early 1950s as a next-generation interceptor following Convair's pioneering delta-wing F-102, the F-106 excelled in every aspect of the Air Defense Command mission.
Spyplanes is a comprehensive illustrated history of manned spyplanes. Nearly seventy-five aircraft from eight nations are profiled, pictured, and accompanied by technical specifications.
The history of the war from the past one hundred years is a history of bombingEver since its invention, aviation has embodied the dream of perpetual peace between nations, yet the other side of this i
The idea of the armed, combat-configured unmanned aerial vehicle entered the 21st Century in the same manner as the idea of military airplanes had entered the 20th Century. It was an untried and untes
A hero’s action is always extraordinary because it is so contrary to the basic human instincts of self-preservation and survival. For the fighter ace, it is often “kill or be killed”. The men whose im
In 1914, the U.S. Navy established its first air base in Pensacola, Florida, and two years later, the U.S. Army conducted the first combat flights in American history after using the Gulf Coast region
Robert Lee Scott was larger than life. An Eagle Scout and a high school dropout, the young man from Macon, Georgia used dogged determination to achieve his dream of becoming a famed fighter pilot. InD
