| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
ix, 725 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [677]-690) and index. |
| Contents |
Foundation stones -- Taking to the air -- The world takes wing, 1904-1909 -- From experiment to industry, 1909-1914 -- Into the fight, the airplane a war, 1914-1918 -- Laying the foundation, 1919-1927 -- Big business, 1927-1935 -- The roar of the crowd, 1927-1939 -- Revolutions in the sky, 1926-1941 -- Setting the stage, 1929-1939 -- Battles in the sky, 1939-1945 -- Toward new horizons -- From aviation to aerospace, 1945-2003 -- Cold war, hot war -- A world in the air, 1945-2003. |
| Subject |
Aeronautics -- History.
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| ISBN |
0393057674 (hardcover) |
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