Predator: The Secret Origins of the Drone Revolution

"Fascinating . . . a soup-to-nuts—or ground-to-air—history of the world's most potent unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV." ―The Wall Street Journal

The creation of the first weapon in history whose operators can stalk and kill an enemy on the other side of the globe was far more than clever engineering. As Richard Whittle shows in Predator, it was one of the most profound developments in the history of military and aerospace technology.

Once considered fragile toys, drones were long thought to...