Taking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age, from Antiquity through the First World War
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (866 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195160355 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 531 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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A. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. But the bulk of this valuable work should stand the test of time. . From Publishers Weekly Flight author and former Air Force Historian Hallion has produced an expertly written single-volume history of flight, from Icarus and Daedalus to England's twin-engine "Bloody Paralyser" of WWI, that has the potential to become the standard work on the subject. Heppenheimer's First Flight: The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Airplane). Along with profiles of major figures such as the Wright Bro
Taking care to place each technological advance in the context of its own period as well as that of the evolving era of air travel, this ground-breaking work follows the pre-history of flight, the work of balloon and airship advocates, fruitless early attempts to invent the airplane, the Wright brothers and other pioneers, the impact of air power on the outcome of World War I, and finally the transfer of prophecy into practice as flight came to play an ever-more important role in world affairs, both military and civil. The invention of flight represents th
Masterful The reason I give "Taking Flight" 5 stars is because there's no rating for 10. This is a masterful treatment of an extremely complex subject, and while the entire history of human flight is probably beyond any single volume, Hallion's tome approaches the definitive. Apart from a thorough assessment of flight in myth, legend, and actuality, "Taking Flight" also assesses the cultra. MarkK said An encyclopedic overview of the history of flight. This work offers an encyclopedic overview of the history of flight from the earliest legends through the First World War. Though his focus is on heavier-than-air flight, he also includes extensive coverage of the development of lighter-than-air craft and how it influenced aeronautical development. Throughout this book, Hallion demonstrates both an impressive range of knowledge an. An Extraordinary Achievement Lee D'Arcy Richard Hallion's TAKING FLIGHT is a literary and historical tour-de-force. Hallion writes with grace, style, and consumate skill. He weaves an incredibly rich tale of remarkable individuals who, over the centuries, brought the gift of flight to the world. With a thoroughness and solid grounding that is evident in the rich range of sources he has examined, Hallion shatters myths