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No other analysis exists that is nearly as complete or recent. Bright has missed almost nothing, and he makes perceptive evaluations of the causes and results of the decisions made in the aerospace industry. Particularly find are his grasp of and ability to present the interplay between industry and government. This will be valuable reading for anyone involved in management at any level in the aircraft industry, and any student in business administration or engineering would profit from reading it.--Glen W. Zuwalt, Distinguished Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, Wichita State University

No other analysis exists that is nearly as complete or recent. Bright has missed almost nothing, and he makes perceptive evaluations of the causes and results of the decisions made in the aerospace industry. Particularly find are his grasp of and ability to present the interplay between industry and government. This will be valuable reading for anyone involved in management at any level in the aircraft industry, and any student in business administration or engineering would profit from reading it. --Glen W. Zuwalt, Distinguished Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, Wichita State University

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Lt. Col Charles D. Bright (1921–2014) was World War II Eighth Army Air Force lead B-17 navigator and flew fighter jets during the Korean War. After receiving his Ph.D. in history from Kansas State University he became professor of business administration at Southwestern College, and later went on to found and chair the business and economics department at Mt. St. Clare College. Roger D. Launius retired in 2016 as Associate Director for Collections and Curatorial Affairs, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian. From 1990 to 2002 he served as chief historian for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). His numerous publications include Exploring the Solar System: The History and Science of Planetary Probes and Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership, coauthored with Howard E. McCurdy.

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