Richard Whittle: 2 books
Predator
The Secret Origins of the Drone Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
The untold story of the birth of the Predator drone, a wonder weapon that transformed the American military, reshaped modern warfare, and sparked a revolution in aviation
The creation of the first weapon in history whose operators can stalk and kill an enemy on the other side of the globe was...
The Dream Machine
The Untold History of the Notorious V-22 Osprey
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2010
WHEN THE MARINES decided to buy a helicopter-airplane hybrid “tiltrotor” called the V-22 Osprey, they saw it as their dream machine. The tiltrotor was the aviation equivalent of finding the Northwest Passage: an aircraft able to take off, land, and hover with the agility of a helicopter yet fly...