Predator : the secret origins of the drone revolution / Richard Whittle.
TITLE:
Predator : the secret origins of the drone revolution / Richard Whittle.
Publication Date:
2014
Publication Information:
New York : Henry Holt and Company,
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
353 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-336) and index.
Summary:
The creation of the first weapon in history that can stalk and kill an enemy on the other side of the globe was far more than clever engineering. As Richard Whittle shows in Predator, it was the most profound development in military and aerospace technology since the intercontinental ballistic missile. Once considered fragile toys, drones were long thought to be of limited utility. The Predator itself was resisted at nearly every turn by the military establishment, but a few iconoclasts refused to see this new technology smothered at birth.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780805099645
