Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy /
| Основен автор: | Van Vleck, Jenifer, 1974- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2013.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy. |
Съдържание:
- Introduction : the logic of the air
- The Americanization of the airplane
- Good neighbors are close neighbors
- Global visions, national interests
- "America's lifeline to Africa"
- From open door to open sky
- Mass air travel and the routes of the Cold War
- The jet age and the limits of American power
- Conclusion : "Empires rise and empires fall".