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The God Machine: From Boomerangs to Black Hawks: The Story of the Helicopter
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From transforming the ways of war to offering godlike views of inaccessible spots, revolutionizing rescues worldwide, and providing some of our most-watched TV moments—including the cloud of newscopters that trailed O. J. Simpson’s Bronco—the helicopter is far more capable than early inventors expected. Now James Chiles profiles the many helicoptrians who contributed to the development of this amazing machine, and pays tribute to the selfless heroism of pilots and crews. A virtual flying lesson and scientific adventure tale, The God Machine is more than the history of an invention; it is a journey into the minds of imaginative thinkers and a fascinating look at the ways they changed our world.
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“The beginning and ending chapters of this book were so good! The beginning covered exactly what I wanted to find out from this book: how helicopters work/fly/are built. Even minute details are not left out, and it’s written from a unique perspective because the author tried to learn to fly helicopters himself.
The ending chapters were also cool because they discussed all the ways helicopters are used today, including detailed accounts of rescues and the reasons behind the surprising scarcity of helipads.
However, only three stars from me because the middle was basically a war history, and that is simply not interesting to me at all and I didn’t expect it. If you like reading about a variety of battles and war tactics as they relate to the use of helicopters during WWII, Korea, and especially Vietnam, then you would find this much more interesting.
Overall quite informative, and I learned so much about this unique aircraft.”
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