
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
the fighter pilot who changed the art of war
- Hardcover
496 pages
- Release Date
2 April 2003
Summary
A larger-than-life fighter pilot and genius of aviation, engineering and military strategy, Boyd dared to challenge the intractable military bureaucracy and its outmoded practices. The single-minded determination developed in his youth carried him on to renown for his skill as a fighter pilot, for his passion as an instructor, his legendary appetite and lack of respect for his superiors. But this was just the start as he went on to transform the way military planes were designed, fighting the…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9780316881463 |
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ISBN-10: | 0316881465 |
Author: | Robert Coram |
Publisher: | Little Brown and Company |
Imprint: | Little, Brown & Company |
Format: | Hardcover |
Number of Pages: | 496 |
Release Date: | 2 April 2003 |
Weight: | 862g |
Dimensions: | 41mm x 157mm x 235mm |
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About The Author
Robert Coram
Corram has written 3 books of non-fiction as well as 7 novels. His articles have appeared in the New Yorker & other major mags & he has been nominated twice for a Pulitzer He is a qualified commercial pilot and is one of the few civilians to have flown both the F-100 and the F-15.
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