Flying Camelot : the F-15, the F-16, and the weaponization of fighter pilot nostalgia /

A study of the influence of fighter pilot culture and the technological development of the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft and the ensuing debates surrounding national defense strategy in the 1970s and 1980s.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hankins, Michael W., 1982- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2021].
Series:Battlegrounds (Ithaca, N.Y.)
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Description
Summary:A study of the influence of fighter pilot culture and the technological development of the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft and the ensuing debates surrounding national defense strategy in the 1970s and 1980s.
Physical Description:xii, 256 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501760655
1501760653