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The conquest of the air-and beyond
This interesting book, which includes photographs and diagrams,
describes the early years of man's attempts to gain mastery of the
air. It chronicles the first, rudimentary attempts at flight in
balloons to their ultimate development including their use during
the Great War. Next came the age of the dirigible including, of
course, the mighty Zeppelin. Allied dirigibles of the First World
War are also considered. Most significant, however, was the
development of powered, heavier than air, winged, machines and in
this account they are described from their genesis with the Wright
brothers to their use in the first great conflict which led to the
creation of the air forces of the world. German and Allied aircraft
are discussed, together with their various uses, applications and
the deeds of the intrepid young men who flew them. There are not
many accounts of the early days of aviation in peace and war so any
addition to their number is welcome. This book was written before
the potential of the aircraft had been fully realised and is an
interesting perspective on how the first pilots, aircraft
designers, manufacturers and visionaries saw them and their future
in the opening decades of the twentieth century. An essential
addition to any library of early aviation, this book is
recommended.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
The conquest of the air-and beyond
This interesting book, which includes photographs and diagrams,
describes the early years of man's attempts to gain mastery of the
air. It chronicles the first, rudimentary attempts at flight in
balloons to their ultimate development including their use during
the Great War. Next came the age of the dirigible including, of
course, the mighty Zeppelin. Allied dirigibles of the First World
War are also considered. Most significant, however, was the
development of powered, heavier than air, winged, machines and in
this account they are described from their genesis with the Wright
brothers to their use in the first great conflict which led to the
creation of the air forces of the world. German and Allied aircraft
are discussed, together with their various uses, applications and
the deeds of the intrepid young men who flew them. There are not
many accounts of the early days of aviation in peace and war so any
addition to their number is welcome. This book was written before
the potential of the aircraft had been fully realised and is an
interesting perspective on how the first pilots, aircraft
designers, manufacturers and visionaries saw them and their future
in the opening decades of the twentieth century. An essential
addition to any library of early aviation, this book is
recommended.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
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