War and Peace in the Air: v. 5 (Aviation Century S.) - Hardcover

Patterson, Dan; Dick, Ron

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1550464302 ISBN 13: 9781550464306

Verlag: Boston Mills Press, 2006

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Book by Dick Ron

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Críticas

Informative and authoritative, and this is more than just a gift book.--Paul B. Cors"American Reference Books Annual" (01/01/2007) Libraries with the other volumes [in the Aviation Century series] must have this concluding chapter, while military libraries will find it a sold stand-alone survey.--Diane C. Donovan"The Midwest Book Review" (03/01/2007) There are color and black-and-white photographs on almost every page of [this] book that aviation zealots will find an invaluable guide to the history of flight.--George Cohen"Booklist" (11/01/2006) This, the fifth and last volume in an extraordinary series, measures up in every way to its four predecessors.... Dick and Patterson make ample use of colorful human characters to add dimension to the work.... This is a book to read through, and then to park someplace where you can dip into it randomly, just to savor the richness of the text and the photography. It is a fitting climax to a great series.-- (07/01/2007) This massive, unusually well-illustrated coffee-table book will please the affluent aviation buff and increase that reader's knowledge of military aviation in the jet age and of safety matters... Summing Up: Recommended. General readers.-- (07/01/2007) The Fifth and Final Volume in the Aviation Century series by Ron Dick (an Air and Space/Smithsonian contributing editor) and photographer Dan Patterson chronicles aircraft development from the early Jet Age to the present.--Air and Space (12/01/2006) Dick and Patterson have again given us unerring history, captivating depictions of aircraft, thought-provoking sidebars, and fascinating portraits of aviation's celebrities and lesser-known personalities. Recommended for all libraries and all aviation and transportation collections.-- (11/01/2006)

Reseña del editor

This final volume in the "Aviation Century" series explores the influence of aviation in the major wars and minor conflicts since World War II, aviation disasters and accident investigations, aircraft structure and engine failure, terrorist threats and the future of flight (more efficient airliners, a return to supersonic flight, solar power, unmanned aerial vehicles, scramjets...). Rare archive photographs and newly commissioned colour images complement the text. It covers topics such as: Military Aviation in the Jet Age - The Cold War and Regional Conflicts; Flight Safety, Accidents and Terrorism; Rediscovering the Wrights; and 21st Century Wings - The Future of Air Travel.

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• Verlag: Boston Mills Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1550464302
• ISBN 13: 9781550464306
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352