Bibliograph

Flight, the complete history, R.G. Grant

Type

Label

Flight, the complete history, R.G. Grant

Language

eng

Illustrations

photographsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Flight

Responsibility statement

R.G. Grant

Sub title

the complete history

Summary

An illustrated history of flight from the Smithsonian Institution, featuring profiles of over three hundred planes and coverage of flight's "golden age," aircraft at war, space travel, and the most important flight events and pilots of the twentieth century

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- Age of the pioneers : The prehistory of flight ; Fight to be first ; Flying takes off -- Aircraft go to war : Working for the generals ; Knights of the air ; Zeppelins and bombers -- The golden age : Blazing the trail ; Passengers now boarding ; Flying boats and airships ; The shadow of war -- Battle for the skies : Command of the air ; Battle for Britain ; Air war at sea ; Death from the air -- Cold war, hot war : Beyond the sound barrier ; Cold war warriors ; Air power in action ; Hi-tech warfare -- Space travel : Journey to the moon ; Shuttle to space -- Shrinking world : Jet passenger travel ; Fear of flying ; Small is beautiful ; The future of flight

Target audience

adult

Classification