The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts The Air War General Descriptions
RCC7570
The Great War in The Air. Military Aviation from 1909 to 1921
ISBN
1853104450
Purchase Price
£9.19 (second hand)
Date Purchased
October 2, 2017
Publisher
Airlife Publishing Limited (1993, Shrewsbury, Shropshire)
Notes
This book was part of the Smithsonian History of Aviation Series, Series Editor Von Hardesty. The book was first published in the U.S. by Smithsonian Institution Press. This is a fairly monumental book which starts in 1909 with the beginning of military aviation and the aviation industry, and ends with their catastrophic contraction. It examines the totality of the air war - its heroism, romantic myths, politics, strategies and cost in men and materiel. Morrow also addresses the advancements in aircraft and engine technology and production during the period covered.
1853104450
Purchase Price
£9.19 (second hand)
Date Purchased
October 2, 2017
Publisher
Airlife Publishing Limited (1993, Shrewsbury, Shropshire)
Notes
This book was part of the Smithsonian History of Aviation Series, Series Editor Von Hardesty. The book was first published in the U.S. by Smithsonian Institution Press. This is a fairly monumental book which starts in 1909 with the beginning of military aviation and the aviation industry, and ends with their catastrophic contraction. It examines the totality of the air war - its heroism, romantic myths, politics, strategies and cost in men and materiel. Morrow also addresses the advancements in aircraft and engine technology and production during the period covered.
