Empire of the Air Aviation and the American Ascendancy |
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| Author:
| Van Vleck, Jenifer |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-05094-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $59.00 |
Book Description:
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Jenifer Van Vleck's Empire of the Air reveals the central role commercial aviation played in the U.S. ascent to global preeminence in the twentieth century, as the federal government partnered with the aviation industry to deliver American power across the globe and sell the idea of the "American Century" to the public at home and abroad.
Jenifer Van Vleck's Empire of the Air reveals the central role commercial aviation played in the U.S. ascent to global preeminence in the twentieth century, as the federal government partnered with the aviation industry to deliver American power across the globe and sell the idea of the "American Century" to the public at home and abroad.