Cold War Tech War: The Politics of America's Air Defense

More than 50 years of deception by various governments, intelligence agencies, and individuals are documented and given relevance in today's geopolitical milieu by examining design proposals from the Avro company. Recently released official information on the Avro C-102 Jetliner and CF-105 Arrow, and their ultimate cancellations, reveals global intelligence perspectives from before World War II through the Cold War period. The geopolitical, technical, and economic aspects of the Avro Canada story are explored, as is the visionary engineering they demonstrated.

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Cold War Tech War: The Politics of America's Air Defense

More than 50 years of deception by various governments, intelligence agencies, and individuals are documented and given relevance in today's geopolitical milieu by examining design proposals from the Avro company. Recently released official information on the Avro C-102 Jetliner and CF-105 Arrow, and their ultimate cancellations, reveals global intelligence perspectives from before World War II through the Cold War period. The geopolitical, technical, and economic aspects of the Avro Canada story are explored, as is the visionary engineering they demonstrated.

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Cold War Tech War: The Politics of America's Air Defense

Cold War Tech War: The Politics of America's Air Defense

by Randall Whitcomb
Cold War Tech War: The Politics of America's Air Defense

Cold War Tech War: The Politics of America's Air Defense

by Randall Whitcomb

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Overview

More than 50 years of deception by various governments, intelligence agencies, and individuals are documented and given relevance in today's geopolitical milieu by examining design proposals from the Avro company. Recently released official information on the Avro C-102 Jetliner and CF-105 Arrow, and their ultimate cancellations, reveals global intelligence perspectives from before World War II through the Cold War period. The geopolitical, technical, and economic aspects of the Avro Canada story are explored, as is the visionary engineering they demonstrated.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781894959773
Publisher: Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc.
Publication date: 08/01/2008
Series: Apogee Books Space Series
Pages: 312
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Randall Whitcomb is an accomplished historical aviation artist, a pilot, and an award-winning air cadet with the 167 Air Marshal Bishop Squadron, RCAC. He lives in Toronto.

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