2013, ISBN: 9780679422846

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Washignton, DC: United States Air Force, Air Force History & Museums Program, 2013. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Good. Cover has some wear and soiling, and… Mehr…

Washignton, DC: United States Air Force, Air Force History & Museums Program, 2013. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Good. Cover has some wear and soiling, and a scuff at bottom front near spine.. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. xvii, [1], 210 p. Illustrations, black & white. Glossary. Bibliographic Notes. Index. Foreword by Richard P. Hallion, the Air Force Historian. From the foreword: "In February 1999, only a few weeks before the U.S. Air Force spearheaded NATO's Allied Force air campaign against Serbia, Col. C. R. Anderegg, USAF (Ret. ), visited the commander of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe. Colonel Anderegg had known Gen. John Jumper since they had served together as jet forward air controllers in Southeast Asia nearly thirty years earlier. From the vantage point of 1999, they looked back to the day in February 1970, when they first controlled a laser-guided bomb strike. In this book Anderegg takes us from "glimmers of hope" like that one through other major improvements in the Air Force that came between the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. Always central in Anderegg's account of those changes are the people who made them. This is a very personal book by an officer who participated in the transformation he describes so vividly. Much of his story revolves around the Fighter Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada, where he served two tours as an instructor pilot specializing in guided munitions. But he also takes a look at other "Fighter Mafia" outposts in the Pentagon and elsewhere. Readers meet young Mafiosi like John Jumper, Larry Keith, Ron Keys, Joe Bob Phillips, Earl Henderson, Moody Suter, John Corder, Jim Brown, John Vickery, Jack Lefforge, Jack Ihle, Stump Bowen, Dave Dellwardt, Tommy Dyches, John Madden, and Dick Myers. As one might expect to find in a fighter pilot story, there is a lot of fun along the way. For a distilled example, consult the appendix on "Jeremiah Weed" (replete with instructions for drinking "afterburners"). Colonel Anderegg's book is likely to please anyone with an interest in fighter pilots and how they molded today's Air Force. The author is a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who retired after 30 years of service. He flew 170 combat missions in the F-4D over North Vietnam and Laos. He commanded an F-15 squadron in Europe. He flew with F-15E Strike Eagle on its first operational mission., United States Air Force, Air Force History & Museums Program, 2013, 2.5, New York: Random House, 2009. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xix, [1], 534, [6] pages. Illustrations. Interviews. Source Notes. Bibliography. Index. Red dot at bottom edge. Cornelius Mahoney "Neil" Sheehan (born October 27, 1936) is an American journalist. As a reporter for The New York Times in 1971, Sheehan obtained the classified Pentagon Papers from Daniel Ellsberg. His series of articles revealed a secret United States Department of Defense history of the Vietnam War and led to a US Supreme Court case, New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), when the United States government unsuccessfully attempted to halt publication. He received a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for his 1988 book A Bright Shining Lie, about the life of Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann and the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. In this long-awaited history, Neil Sheehan, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, describes the US-Soviet arms race through the story of the colorful and visionary American Air Force officer, Bernard Schriever. This never-before-told story details Schriever's quest to prevent the Soviet Union from acquiring nuclear superiority, and describes American efforts to develop the unstoppable nuclear-weapon delivery system, the intercontinental ballistic missile, the first weapons meant to deter an atomic holocaust rather than to be fired in anger. In this sweeping narrative, Sheehan brings to life a huge cast of some of the most intriguing characters of the cold war, including the brilliant physicist John Von Neumann, and the hawkish Air Force general, Curtis LeMay. Melding biography, history, world affairs, and science, A Fiery Peace in a Cold War transports the reader back and forth from individual drama to world stage., Random House, 2009, 3<

2009, ISBN: 9780679422846

Washington DC: American People's Mobilization, 1941. Newsletter. 3p., 8.5x11 inch two-color mimeographed sheets stapled at corner, very good. The American Peace Mobilization (APM) was es… Mehr…

Washington DC: American People's Mobilization, 1941. Newsletter. 3p., 8.5x11 inch two-color mimeographed sheets stapled at corner, very good. The American Peace Mobilization (APM) was established in 1940 from the remains of the Communist Party-affiliated American League for Peace and Democracy, which had been dissolved in 1939 after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. APM opposed US aid to the Allies in World War II, but from a Left position rather than a Right-wing isolationist perspective. After the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1940, the organization immediately changed to the American Peoples' Mobilization and supported the war effort. This newsletter outlines the new program for victory against fascism; including a signature-gathering competition., American People's Mobilization, 1941, 0, New York: Random House, 2009. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xix, [1], 534, [6] pages. Illustrations. Interviews. Source Notes. Bibliography. Index. Red dot at bottom edge. Cornelius Mahoney "Neil" Sheehan (born October 27, 1936) is an American journalist. As a reporter for The New York Times in 1971, Sheehan obtained the classified Pentagon Papers from Daniel Ellsberg. His series of articles revealed a secret United States Department of Defense history of the Vietnam War and led to a US Supreme Court case, New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), when the United States government unsuccessfully attempted to halt publication. He received a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for his 1988 book A Bright Shining Lie, about the life of Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann and the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. In this long-awaited history, Neil Sheehan, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, describes the US-Soviet arms race through the story of the colorful and visionary American Air Force officer, Bernard Schriever. This never-before-told story details Schriever's quest to prevent the Soviet Union from acquiring nuclear superiority, and describes American efforts to develop the unstoppable nuclear-weapon delivery system, the intercontinental ballistic missile, the first weapons meant to deter an atomic holocaust rather than to be fired in anger. In this sweeping narrative, Sheehan brings to life a huge cast of some of the most intriguing characters of the cold war, including the brilliant physicist John Von Neumann, and the hawkish Air Force general, Curtis LeMay. Melding biography, history, world affairs, and science, A Fiery Peace in a Cold War transports the reader back and forth from individual drama to world stage., Random House, 2009, 3<

2009, ISBN: 0679422846

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[EAN: 9780679422846], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Random House, New York], BERNARD SCHRIEVER, ICBM, INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE, JOHN VON NEUMANN, CURTIS LEMAY, ATLAS HAP A… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780679422846], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Random House, New York], BERNARD SCHRIEVER, ICBM, INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE, JOHN VON NEUMANN, CURTIS LEMAY, ATLAS HAP ARNOLD, COLD WAR, CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, TREVOR GARDNER, EDWARD HALL, RICHARD JACOBSON, JUPITER MINUTEMAN PHOTO, Jacket, xix, [1], 534, [6] pages. Illustrations. Interviews. Source Notes. Bibliography. Index. Red dot at bottom edge. Cornelius Mahoney "Neil" Sheehan (born October 27, 1936) is an American journalist. As a reporter for The New York Times in 1971, Sheehan obtained the classified Pentagon Papers from Daniel Ellsberg. His series of articles revealed a secret United States Department of Defense history of the Vietnam War and led to a US Supreme Court case, New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), when the United States government unsuccessfully attempted to halt publication. He received a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for his 1988 book A Bright Shining Lie, about the life of Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann and the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. In this long-awaited history, Neil Sheehan, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, describes the US-Soviet arms race through the story of the colorful and visionary American Air Force officer, Bernard Schriever. This never-before-told story details Schriever's quest to prevent the Soviet Union from acquiring nuclear superiority, and describes American efforts to develop the unstoppable nuclear-weapon delivery system, the intercontinental ballistic missile, the first weapons meant to deter an atomic holocaust rather than to be fired in anger. In this sweeping narrative, Sheehan brings to life a huge cast of some of the most intriguing characters of the cold war, including the brilliant physicist John Von Neumann, and the hawkish Air Force general, Curtis LeMay. Melding biography, history, world affairs, and science, A Fiery Peace in a Cold War transports the reader back and forth from individual drama to world stage. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]., Books<

2009, ISBN: 0679422846

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[EAN: 9780679422846], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Random House, New York], U.S. HISTORY; MILITARY AIR FORCE; BERNARD A, SCHRIEVER; ENGINEERS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS, ICBM; COLD WAR, Jack… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780679422846], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Random House, New York], U.S. HISTORY; MILITARY AIR FORCE; BERNARD A, SCHRIEVER; ENGINEERS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS, ICBM; COLD WAR, Jacket, Book is clean and tight. Dust Jacket covered with mylar. Stated First Edition - first printing. 534 pages with index., Books<