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Historical Dictionary of the U S Air Force edited by Charles D Bright, 1992, hardback. A definitive, one-volume reference work edited by military historian and retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Charles D. Bright. Published on 26 May 1992 by Greenwood Press (now part of Bloomsbury Publishing), this landmark reference book is designed for researchers, military historians, and aviation enthusiasts. The volume spans 768 pages and provides an extensive historical account of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and its predecessor organizations. Its timeline reaches from the infancy of American military aeronautics in 1907 (starting with just three airmen working with balloons and early flying machines) through to the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm in 1992.