A speech by former Navy Secretary John Lehman. He was there when the US Navy first showed interest in drones. A speech he gave in 1982 is worth listening to. “the Honorable John Lehman, Secretary of the Navy, speaks about the importance of building the U.S. Navy to six hundred ship.”
Drone Wars: The book
"A riveting account of one of the most significant developments in contemporary warfare – the evolution and proliferation of drones. This is a very important book." – General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, US Central Command, and Coalition and US Forces in Afghanistan, and former Director of the CIA
Drone Wars: The book 