The Dream Machine
The Untold History of the Notorious V-22 Osprey
1st Edition
Published on 27. April 2010
464 pages
978-1-4165-6319-8 (ISBN)
Description
Rick Whittle's fascinating and authoritative narrative history of the V-22 Osprey, a propeller plane that doubles as a helicopter.
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Richard Whittle has written about the military and aviation for more than three decades, including twenty-two years on the Pentagon beat for the Dallas Morning News. His writing has appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Congressional Quarterly, and other publications, and he has worked as an editor at National Public Radio. He is the author of The Dream Machine: The Untold History of the Notorious V-22 Osprey and Predator: The Secret Origins of the Drone Revolution. He and his wife live near Washington, DC.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue
- Chapter One: The Dream
- Chapter Two: The Salesman
- Chapter Three: The Customer
- Chapter Four: The Sale
- Chapter Five: The Machine
- Chapter Six: Young Winston's Osprey
- Chapter Seven: One Period Of Darkness
- Chapter Eight: Survivability
- Chapter Nine: Another Period Of Darkness
- Chapter Ten: You Want It Bad, You Get It Bad
- Chapter Eleven: The Dark Ages
- Chapter Twelve: Phoenix
- Epilogue
- Author's Note And Acknowledgments
- Sources
- Interviews
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Insert Image
- Back Cover
