America from the Air

2007 Nature

Author : Daniel Mathews
Release : 2007
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
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Download or read book America from the Air written by Daniel Mathews. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated guide, in both book and CD-ROM, this work marries geology, natural history, and human history for a glorious portrait of the continent. Each two-page spread features an aerial photo with captions and identifies landmarks that airline passengers can see.

America from the Air

2000-08 United States

Author : Robert John Moore
Release : 2000-08
Genre : United States
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 161/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book America from the Air written by Robert John Moore. This book was released on 2000-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See the grandeur and variety of the American landscape from high above. Hundreds of oversized, spectacular photographs create a fascinating virtual tour of the 50 states from a vantage point few of us have shared. Sweep over the majestic Grand Canyon, soar above the skyscrapers of New York City, and hang in the sky over rocky coastline and sandy beaches. From outer space, watch the entire continent come into focus through colorful satellite images. Closer to earth, New England appears, with its tidy houses, bright fall foliage, and coast dotted with tiny islands. Get an overhead look at the mighty Mississippi making its wide bend by Baton Rouge. Fly over the peaks of the Rockies, beautiful Yellowstone, and the paradisiacal Hawaiian islands. Region by region, from familiar territory to the farthest reaches of the nation, view man-made curiosities and achievements and sights of natural beauty and power.

Honor Denied

2011-11-11 History

Author : Allen Cates
Release : 2011-11-11
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 470/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Honor Denied written by Allen Cates. This book was released on 2011-11-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Air America flight crews, hired as civilians, but castigated as mercenaries, malcontents, and psychopaths, operated military aircraft and performed yeoman service for twenty-five years until the war in Southeast Asia ended on a rooftop in downtown Saigon. They have never been recognized for their sacrifices. Author and former Air America pilot Allen Cates cuts through the myths and subterfuge surrounding this elite stealth Air Force used by the United States to fight a secret war in Honor Denied. The culmination of Catess years as a pilot and his in-depth research into Air Americas murky past, this intense study follows his escape from rural, small-town America to the US Marines, as well as his time as an officer and pilot flying combat operations in Vietnam and rescue missions for Air America. Peppering the narrative with vivid personal details, Cates describes the background and purpose of this unique organization and then discloses the startling casualtiesboth those killed in action and those wounded and injured with permanent disability. He shines the light on their cause, long hidden from the general public, and reveals how these brave men and women were denied recognition and benefits by those who knew the truth, including the US President, secretaries of state and defense, and even the director of the CIA. Proud, yet never boastful, Honor Denied tells a story that needs to be toldand heard.

America in the Air War

1982 World War, 1939-1945

Author : Edward Jablonski
Release : 1982
Genre : World War, 1939-1945
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Book Rating : 421/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book America in the Air War written by Edward Jablonski. This book was released on 1982. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Army Air Forces had only 1,100 combat-ready planes. No one could have imagined then that within the next four years the AAF would become the mighty weapon commemorated in the paintings reproduced on the following pages, or that it would have to scope to engage in what its commander, General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, described as a "global mission." Nevertheless, by 1944 the AAF had grown into 16 separate air forces stationed around the world, and its 1,100 planes had grown to nearly 80,000.

Air-conditioning America

1998 History

Author : Gail Cooper
Release : 1998
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 139/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Air-conditioning America written by Gail Cooper. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cooper demonstrates how the lure of the open air, from rooftop schoolrooms to open-air theaters to the front porch, challenged air conditioning. Americans were slow to give up the social rituals of hot-weather living - the cold drink, the cool clothes, the summer vacation - for the comforts of either the window air conditioner or the central system.

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