Free Download Air Force Disappointments, Mistakes, and Failures: 1940-1990 (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series) by Kenneth Werrell
English | March 22, 2024 | ISBN: 1648431291 | 312 pages | PDF | 51 Mb
While successful developments in aviation receive considerable attention, the projects that failed or otherwise did not live up to expectations receive far less, if any, scrutiny. Typically, unsuccessful efforts are briefer in duration and have a less visible paper trail. Thus, while the literature is rich in success stories, we tend to "forget" or simply bury our failures. And, as one observer has suggested, "that there were failures, mistakes, and wrong turns reminds us that progress is not inevitable, that acknowledged error can be as instructive as success, and that roads not taken impose a price all their own".