The Politics of Strategic Aircraft Modernization
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Politics of Strategic Aircraft Modernization
By (Author) David S. Sorenson
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
20th November 1995
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Military vehicles
Military and defence strategy
Central / national / federal government policies
623.7463
Physical Properties
Hardback
256
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.
Reviews
Exellent maps, charts, documents, and bibliography. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above.-Choice
"Exellent maps, charts, documents, and bibliography. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above."-Choice
Author Bio
DAVID S. SORENSON is Professor of National Security Studies at the Air War College. He has published research on American civil-military relations, defense economics, defense technology, ballistic missile defense, and U.S. Middle East policy.
