Wings A History of Aviation from Kites to the Space Age

Name: Wings A History of Aviation from Kites to the Space Age
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ISBN: 9780393326208

ISBN-10: 0393326209

ISBN-13: 9780393326208

Edition: N/A

Authors: Tom D. Crouch

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Book details

List price: $39.95
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/17/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 736
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.20" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Prologue: "Well Ned, It's Wonderful"



Foundation Stones



Taking to the Air



The World Takes Wing, 1904-1909



From Experiment to Industry, 1909-1914



Into the Fight: The Airplane at 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


Conclusion


Glossary


Notes


Bibliography


Credits


Index