An edition of The epic of flight (1980)

Architects of Airpower (Epic of Flight)

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An edition of The epic of flight (1980)

Architects of Airpower (Epic of Flight)

This series traces the adventure and science of aviation from the earliest manned balloon ascension to 1983 in the era of jets. The history of flight is told through readable text, photographs, posters, paintings, maps, and other illustrations. The set is notable for its healthy amount of WWII aviation history. As with many Time-Life sets, the editors were able to tap into Time's and Life's enormous image archives.

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Publisher
Time-Life Books
Language
English
Pages
23

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Table of Contents

[1] The first aviators
2. The Pathfinders
3. The road to Kitty Hawk
4. The aeronauts
[5] Knights of the air
[6] The giant airships
[7] Barnstormers & speed kings
[8] Women aloft
[9] The airline builders
[10] Architects of air power
[11] The RAF at war
[12] Soldiers of fortune
[13] The carrier war
[14] Flying the mail
[15] The Luftwaffe
[16] America in the air war
[17] The jet age
[18] The helicopters
[19] The explorers
[20] The bush pilots
[21] Fighting jets
[22] Designers and test pilots
[23] The Soviet Air Force at war.

Edition Notes

Authors: Oliver E. Allen, v. 9; Ralph Barker, v. 11; Douglas Botting, v. 6; Ezra Bowen, v. 5; Richard P. Hallion, v. 22; Donald Dale Jackson, v. 4, 14, 19; Edward Jablonski, v. 16; Russell Miller, v. 23; Valerie Moolman, v. 3, 8; David Nevin, v. 2, 10; Paul O'Neil, v. 7; Curtis Prendergast, v. 1; Clark G. Reynolds, v. 13; Sterling Seagrave, v. 12; Robert J. Serling, v. 17; Bryce Walker, v. 21; Warren R. Young, v. 18. No specific authors for v. 15 and 20.

Only volumes 2, 3, and 4 have series numbering (which is found in the Cataloging-In-Print data).

Series editors: Thomas H. Flaherty, Jr., editor, v. 1-7 (1980-1981) ; Jim Hicks, editor, v. 7-13 (1981-1982), senior editor, v. 14-18 (1982) ; Dale M. Brown, editor, v. 14-22 (1982-1983) ; Lee Hassig, editor, v. 22 (1983). No volume editor is named for v. 23.

Volumes 1-14 were distributed with a "Memo to the Reader" from the series editor that interestingly introduces the volume.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Alexandria, Va
Series
The Epic of Flight
Other Titles
First aviators., Pathfinders., Road to Kitty Hawk., Aeronauts., Knights of the air., Giant airships., Barnstormers & speed kings., Women aloft., Airline builders., Architects of air power., RAF at war., Soldiers of fortune., Carrier war., Flying the mail., Luftwaffe., America in the air war., Jet age., Helicopters., Explorers., Bush pilots., Fighting jets., Designers and test pilots., Soviet Air Force at war.

Classifications

Library of Congress
TL515 .E73

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Pagination
23 volumes
Number of pages
23

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL28392275M
Internet Archive
epicofflight0010unse
OCLC/WorldCat
865936641

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL20957826W

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