American Eagles: A History of the United States Air Force Featuring the Collection of the National Museum...

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Daniel Patterson Ron Dick

American Eagles

A History of the United States Air Force Featuring the Collection of the National Museum of...

Daniel Patterson, Ron Dick, Clinton Terry

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English

Globe Pequot Press
01 October 2025

Military history; Air forces & warfare; Military aircraft; Aircraft: general interest

Featuring the collection of airplanes, art, photographs, and memorabilia of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, this magnificently illustrated book tells the story of the beginnings of flight, through the creation of the U.S. Air Force as a separate branch of the military, to the unbelievable technological achievements of what is the preeminent air power in the world today. Here are combat aces, Medal of Honor recipients, crusty generals, and average citizens who served in the Air Force. There are philosophers, airplane designers, test pilots, rocket scientists, armorers, and grease monkeys. More than 250 color and 150 black-and-white illustrations and photos and insightful text present the story of the U.S. Air Force of yesterday, today, and tomorrow, published on the occasion of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United States Air Force and the one hundredth anniversary of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

By (photographer): Daniel Patterson
Text by: Ron Dick, Clinton Terry
Imprint: Globe Pequot Press
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition: 2nd Second Edition, Enlarged ed.
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 29mm
ISBN: 9781493092499
ISBN 10: 1493092499
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Dan Patterson was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, and received his BA of Fine Arts from Wright State University. For more than forty years, he has been a self-employed artist, photographer, graphic designer, published author, and private pilot. Aviation history in all its forms is the primary focus of his expertise, and led to concept, design photography, and production of more than forty books between 1989 and 2016, including American Eagles, first published in 1997 as the official 50th anniversary history of the U.S. Air Force. Ron Dick served for thirty-eight years in the Royal Air Force and was later British Defence Attache in Washington, DC. He died in 2008. Clinton Terry is associate professor of history at Mercer University. His most recent book, with Dan Patterson, is Surveying in Early America.

Reviews for American Eagles: A History of the United States Air Force Featuring the Collection of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

""This book is a tour of the Air Force's own Museum. It is also a detailed tour de force of stunning photographs made by a seasoned photographer who has mastered his craft."" -- ""Vintage Aviation News""