History of Flying

This 1957 Reader's Guide by Charles Gibbs-Smith has a detailed bibliography on the histories of a variety of aircraft.

List of contents

Introduction; Reading List: 1. General histories of flying; 2. Flights of fancy; 3. Lighter-than-air flying; 4. Heavier-than-air flying; 5. War in the air; Miscellaneous; Index of authors.

Summary

Charles Gibbs-Smith was the leading historian of aviation in the 1960s and 1970s, and published several books on the history of flight in Europe and America. This 1957 Reader's Guide has a detailed bibliography on the histories of a variety of aircraft, as well as a section on aerial battles from World War One onwards.

Product details

• Authors: Charles H. Gibbs-Smith, Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2013
• EAN: 9781107622203
• ISBN: 978-1-107-62220-3
• No. of pages: 34
• Series: National Book League Readers'; National Book League Reader?s Guides
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Aviation and space engineering; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, Aerospace & aviation technology, Aerospace and aviation technology, Bibliographies, catalogues