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Flight: The Complete History
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"A thorough, beautifully presented history of aviation" - "The Times". From the Wright brothers' first powered flight, to Concorde's final voyage and the tragic crash of the Columbia, take a sky-high journey through the history of aviation. Charting the trailblazers, jet test pilots and constant progress at the cutting-edge of technology, every aspect of flight is explored. Recalling memorable events - record-breaking flights, aerial warfare and terrorist hijackings - this is the story of how man's dream to fly became a reality and central to modern history.Author description
R G Grant has published more than 20 books on aspects of social life and military conflict in the 20th century. His works include a biography of Winston Churchill, a history of the British secret service and a study of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was also a major contributor to the ITV Visual History of the Twentieth Century. He lives in London.Stock Information
General Fields
- : 9781405317689
- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
- : February 2007
- : 264mm X 223mm X 31mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : col. Illustrations
- : 452
- : 629.132
- : Hardback
- : Reg Grant
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