Alexander P. de Seversky and the Quest for Air Power /

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Today, air power is a vital component of the U.S. armed forces. James Libbey, in Alexander P. de Seversky and the Quest for Air Power, highlights the contributions of an aviation pioneer who made much of it possible. Graduating from the Imperial Russian Naval Academy at the start of World War I, de...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Libbey, James K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2013.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
De Seversky, Alexander P. > (Alexander Procofieff), > 1894-1974.
Air power.
Aeronautics, Military.
Aeronautical engineers.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
Aeronautique militaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Forces aeriennes > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Ingenieurs en aeronautique > États-Unis > Biographies.
Aeronautics, Military > United States > History > 20th century.
Air power > United States > History > 20th century.
Aeronautical engineers > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Biography
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Today, air power is a vital component of the U.S. armed forces. James Libbey, in Alexander P. de Seversky and the Quest for Air Power, highlights the contributions of an aviation pioneer who made much of it possible. Graduating from the Imperial Russian Naval Academy at the start of World War I, de Seversky lost a leg in his first combat mission. He still shot down thirteen German planes and became the empire's most decorated combat naval pilot. While serving as a naval attache in the United States in 1918, de Seversky elected to escape the Bolshevik Revolution and offered his services as a p.
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
ISBN:9781612341804

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