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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering |
| Occupation | Student |
| Location | Sacramento, CA, United States |
| Introduction | The Boresight began life as a post-graduate research vehicle to explore new ideas and to look at the subject matter with a fresh perspective. Its secondary purpose was to challenge conventional wisdom. I began formulating many of my hypotheses during the run-up to the 2003 Iraq Invasion, and then Abu Ghraib. I worked as an engineer at the Intel Corporation for some 14 years after working in Durban, South Africa in embedded-control software design. I received my bachelor's degree in Political Science and History from the University of California, Davis in 2019. I wish to thank the authors/publishers of all reference material which continues to prove essential and aviation author/historian Tom Cooper, who helped me fill in some of the blanks and graciously made some very important obscure historical photographs available. Also to professor emeritus Andrew J. Bacevich; professor of history and international relations at Boston University for taking the time to leave his comment. Thank You, Professor! |
| Interests | How things work. |
| Favorite Books | We wish to thank the authors and publishers of this material which continues to prove essential. Bacevich, Andrew J. The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. N.p.: Metropolitan, 2009. Print. Barnes, Michael, prod. "Missing in MiG Alley." NOVA. Dir. Emily Roe. NOVA/WGBH. A Windfall Films Production, Boston, MA, 2007. Television. Bishop, Farzad, and Tom Cooper. Iranian F-4 Phantom II Units in Combat. N.p.: Osprey, 2003. Print. Clancy, Tom, and John Gresham. Fighter Wing: A Guided Tour of an Air Force Combat Wing. N.p.: Berkley, 2007. Print. Cooper, Tom, and Farzad Bishop. Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat. N.p.: Osprey, 2004. Print. Crickmore, Paul. Lockheed SR-71 Operations in Europe and the Middle East. N.p.: Osprey Pub., 2009. Print. Dorr, Robert F., Jon Lake, and Warren Thompson. Korean War Aces. N.p.: Osprey Aerospace, 1999. Print. Drendel, Lou. ... and Kill MIGs: Air to Air Combat from Vietnam to the Gulf War. N.p.: Squadron Signal Publ., 1997. Print. Ethell, Jeffrey L., and Alfred Price. Air War South Atlantic. N.p.: Jove, 1986. Print. Krylov, Leonid, and Yuriy Tepsurkaev. Soviet MiG-15 Aces of the Korean War. N.p.: Osprey, 2008. Print. Nicolle, David, and Tom Cooper. Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat. N.p.: Osprey, 2004. Print. Perry, Marvin, and George W. Bock. Western Civilization: A Brief History. N.p.: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2013. Print. "Wings of the Red Star; Box Set NTSC; Rating: Discovery Channe." Wings of the Red Star. Prod. Cherry. Discovery Channel. 1998. Television. |