THE SMITHSONIAN BOOK OF FLIGHT
Written by Walter J. Boyne
Published by Smithsonian Books; Orion Books
in 1987
ISBN: 0895990202
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE SMITHSONIAN BOOK OF FLIGHT
Written by Walter J. Boyne.
Stock no. 2129141
Circa.
1987.
Hardback.
Large format.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Blue leatherette spine, gilt title. White cloth with small onlay to front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0895990202. 4th printing.
Front cover
Contents
- Dedication
- Preface: The Once and Future AIRSHOW!
- Part 1 From Dream to Reality:
- False Starts and Triumphs
- America's Forfeited Legacy
- Part 2 Two Wars and Between
- WWI: The Accelerator
- Boom and Bust
- The Golden Age
- WWII: Reaping the Whirlwind
- Part 3 Jets, Rockets and Realism
- The Jet Age
- Bigger, Better, Faster
- Flight to the Future
- Index
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Picture Credits