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Air Force Disappointments, Mistakes, and Failures: 1940-1990

Air Force Disappointments, Mistakes, and Failures: 1940-1990

Hardcover

Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History

20th Century United States HistoryAir CombatArmed Forces

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ISBN10: 1648431291
ISBN13: 9781648431296
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: Mar 22 2024
Pages: 312
Weight: 1.65
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.70
Language: English
While successful developments in aviation receive considerable attention, the projects that failed or otherwise did not live up to expectations receive far less, if any, scrutiny. Typically, unsuccessful efforts are briefer in duration and have a less visible paper trail. Thus, while the literature is rich in success stories, we tend to forget or simply bury our failures. And, as one observer has suggested, that there were failures, mistakes, and wrong turns reminds us that progress is not inevitable, that acknowledged error can be as instructive as success, and that roads not taken impose a price all their own.

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