| The Politics of Strategic Aircraft Modernization Contributor(s): Sorenson, David S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275952584 ISBN-13: 9780275952587 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1995 Annotation: This study examines three major bomber aircraft acquisition programs: the B-36, the B-52, and the B-2. The central question for each of these programs is whether they were chosen to fit national strategic objectives or to meet the more narrow political and economic needs of the so-called "military-industrial complex." The book concludes that U.S. Air Force senior leadership acquired better bombers than did civilian defense leaders. The extensive use of original documents in this book reveals that Air Force generals were less concerned about defending their own interests than previous research has implied. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - General - History | Military - General - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control |
| Dewey: 338.420 |
| LCCN: 95006947 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.19 lbs) 256 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This study examines three major bomber aircraft acquisition programs: the B-36, the B-52, and the B-2. The central question for each of these programs is whether they were chosen to fit national strategic objectives or to meet the more narrow political and economic needs of the so-called military-industrial complex. The book concludes that U.S. Air Force senior leadership acquired better bombers than did civilian defense leaders. The extensive use of original documents in this book reveals that Air Force generals were less concerned about defending their own interests than previous research has implied. |