America's Pursuit of Precision Bombing, 1910-1945

ISBN-13: 9780817355036 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 332 str.

Stephen L. McFarland

Opis

This is a first-rate book.... At its core, this is a meticulously researched, nicely written 'biography' of the widely renowned, but in fact little-known Norden bombsight and its curious relationship to American strategic bombing doctrine and practice. It is a bizarre and ironic story. - Technology and Culture McFarland captures the grand scale as well as the technical details of bombsight development and] links it well to politics and strategy. - Science Fundamental reading for any reasoned look at American bombing in World War II. - Journal of American History An excellent book about a crucial yet surprisingly neglected subject. - Air & Space Power Journal