Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed

Name: Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed
Price: 11.99 USD
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Rating: 4.7 (4879 reviews)
Author: Leo Janos

by Leo Janos

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4.7 (4,879)

4.7 stars from 4,879 reviews. Top 51% of Memoir books we track.

385 pages~6.4 hr readPublished by Little, BrownPublished 1994-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're fascinated by Cold War history and want the insider's view of America's most classified military programmes.
You love engineering stories that combine brilliant problem-solving with genuine danger and high stakes.
You enjoy narrative nonfiction that balances technical detail with compelling human drama and personal anecdotes.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer fiction to real history, even when it reads like a thriller.
You find technical aerospace details tedious rather than gripping.
You're looking for a critical examination of military-industrial ethics rather than a celebration of engineering achievement.

About this book

Skunk Works is a history of Lockheed's classified aerospace division and its role in America's Cold War aviation programs. Ben Rich, who led the operation for nearly two decades, recounts the development of aircraft including the U-2 and the Stealth fighter. The book chronicles the scientists and engineers who worked on these projects, drawing on personal anecdotes, CIA narratives, and accounts from Air Force pilots who flew classified missions. It covers Cold War confrontations and Gulf War air combat, documenting engineering achievements and the human effort behind major aviation developments of the twentieth century.

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