When the Airlines Went to War
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (814 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1575662469 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 308 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Good overview This book is especially good in showing how the airline industry preplanned its involvement in World War Two, and at how hard its combined fleet was hit by Army and Navy requisitions, some lines being left with two airplanes to cover their civil routes! We sit in also on some ATA conferences with Eddie Rickenbacker, C. R. Smith, William Patterson and the gang. The Naval Air Transport Service is covered along with the Air Transport Command, and many of us will be surprised to learn what a big role the airlines played not just in air and ground crew training; but in setting . Good reading material Amazon Customer Book was as advertised, arrived as forecast, and was good value for the money. The book is a good addition. "An overview to the US airlines' war efforts." according to Bruce Kitt - kittetal@aol.com. For those not familiar with the support given to the war effort by the US domestic airlines (and Pan Am), this book provides a general introduction to the topic. It's written in an anecdotal manner that deals primarily with the role of the airlines in the Air Transport Command. The majority of the information pertains to American,Continental,Delta,Eastern, Northeast,Northwest,Western,United and Pan Am with less coverage to the smaller regional airlines. The book would have been more valuable as a historical work had the topics been covered in a more systematic manner; a se
Serling offers the dramatic chronicle of the glory days of the propeller plane, telling the story of the airline pioneers and pilots, mechanics and engineers, who became key players in momentous military engagements from the European theater to the Pacific. From one of America's most honored aviation authors comes a must-read book for aviation fans and World War II history buffs alike. of photos.