A Nation of Fliers - German Aviation and the Popular Imagination

From huge, fragile airships hanging in the sky to dashing young war pilots obsessed with death and destruction, this text describes Germany's perilous romance with aviation, covering the bright idealism of flight and its darker service in total war.

Info autore

Peter Fritzsche is Professor of History at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Riassunto

From huge, fragile airships hanging in the sky to dashing young war pilots obsessed with death and destruction, this text describes Germany’s perilous romance with aviation, covering the bright idealism of flight and its darker service in total war.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Fritzsche, Fritzsche Peter
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.02.1994
• EAN: 9780674601222
• ISBN: 978-0-674-60122-2
• Peso: 499 g
• Illustrazioni: 43 tone
• Serie: History E-Book Project
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Tecnica aerospaziale; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Aerospace & aviation technology, Aerospace and aviation technology