| Skunk Works Lib/E: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed Library Edition Contributor(s): Rich, Ben R. (Author), Janos, Leo (Author), Larkin, Pete (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1478908203 ISBN-13: 9781478908203 Publisher: Little Brown and Company OUR PRICE: $98.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Infrastructure - Biography & Autobiography | Military - Biography & Autobiography | Business |
| Dewey: 338.762 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.6" W x 6.1" (0.80 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the development of the U-2 to the stealth fighter, the never-before-told story behind America's high-stakes quest to dominate the skies, Skunk Works is the true story of America's most secret and successful aerospace operation. As recounted by Ben Rich, the operation's brilliant boss for nearly two decades, the chronicle of Lockheed's legendary Skunk Works is a drama of Cold War confrontations and Gulf War air combat, of extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement against fantastic odds. Here are up-close portraits of the maverick band of scientists and engineers who made the Skunk Works so renowned. Filled with telling personal anecdotes and high adventure, with narratives from the CIA and from Air Force pilots who flew the many classified, risky missions, this book is a riveting portrait of the most spectacular aviation triumphs of the twentieth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Janos, Leo: - Leo Janos is the coauthor of Yeager, the acclaimed bestselling autobiography of test pilot Chuck Yeager. Larkin, Pete: -Pete Larkin is an accomplished voice-over actor, award-winning audiobook narrator, and on-camera host. He was the public address announcer for the New York Mets and has worked as a radio jockey in New York, Baltimore, and Washington, DC. Rich, Ben R.: -Ben R. Rich (1925-1995) headed the Skunk Works from 1975 until he retired in 1991. |