The SMITHSONIAN BOOK OF FLIGHT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
by Walter J. Boyne
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A history of human flight, from man's oldest dreams, through the World Wars which generated rapid advances in aviation, to the present jet age.Tags
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Walter J. Boyne, New York Times best-selling author and founder of Air Space magazine, documents the remarkable story of the helicopters influence on military tactics. In a controversial look at the history of its development, the author points out that the machine's current design is decades behind its time.
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- This is a separate work from The Smithsonian Book of Flilght. Please do not combine these two.
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- Nonfiction, Kids
- DDC/MDS
- 629.13 — Applied science & technology Engineering Transportation Vehicles Airplanes, Helicopters, and other aircrafts Aviation engineering
- LCC
- TL547 .B685 — Technology Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics Aeronautics. Aeronautical engineering
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