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Flying Camelot the F-15, the F-16, and the weaponization of fighter pilot nostalgia

Title
Flying Camelot [electronic resource] : the F-15, the F-16, and the weaponization of fighter pilot nostalgia / Michael W. Hankins.
Author
Hankins, Michael W., 1982-
Publication
Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2021.

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Description
1 online resource.
Summary
"A study of the influence of fighter pilot culture and the technological development of the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft and the ensuing debates surrounding national defense strategy in the 1970s and 1980s"--
Series Statement
Battlegrounds : Cornell studies in military history
Uniform Title
Flying Camelot (Online)
Alternative Title
Flying Camelot (Online)
Subject
  • Fighter planes > United States > History > 20th century
  • Fighter pilots > United States > History > 20th century
  • Eagle (Jet fighter plane) > History
  • F-16 (Jet fighter plane) > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Contents
The Fighter Pilot with a Thousand Faces -- You Can Tell a Fighter Pilot (But You Can't Tell Him Much) -- What We Mean When We Say "Fighter" -- The Right Fighter -- The Lord's Work -- Writing Heresy -- Zealots of the Classic Variety -- Kicking Vietnam Syndrome.
LCCN
2021023405
OCLC
ssj0002539439
Author
Hankins, Michael W., 1982-
Title
Flying Camelot [electronic resource] : the F-15, the F-16, and the weaponization of fighter pilot nostalgia / Michael W. Hankins.
Imprint
Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Series
Battlegrounds : Cornell studies in military history
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Note
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Other Form:
Print version: Hankins, Michael W., 1982- Flying Camelot Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021 9781501760655 (DLC) 2021023404
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