Alexander P. de Seversky and the quest for air power / James K. Libbey.
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TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2013Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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- online resource
- 9781612341804 (electronic bk.)
- 1612341802 (electronic bk.)
- De Seversky, Alexander P. (Alexander Procofieff), 1894-1974
- Aeronautical engineers -- United States -- Biography
- Air power -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science
- 623.74/6092 23
- TL540.D363 L53 2013eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the Russian in the Russian context -- The Russian ace in the Great War -- Revolutionary changes -- The Russian test pilot and consultant in America -- The Russian inventor -- The Russian inventor becomes an American designer -- The innovative designer -- The P-35 manufacturer -- Troubled times -- The P-35 manufacturer loses his company -- The making of an air power prophet -- Prophet of air power -- Victory through air power -- The prophet at home and abroad -- The prophet challenged -- Return of the media personality -- The futurist.
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