First Across: The U.S. Navy's Transatlantic Flight of 1919 - Couverture souple

Smith, Estate Of Richard K.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1591147972 ISBN 13 : 9781591147978

Editeur : Naval Institute Press, 2012

Synopsis

First Across is the exciting story of the first transatlantic flight. The flight, made in 1919, took a six-man crew nearly three weeks to complete. This book describes in detail the entire operation: the planning, the men and their aircraft, the primitive radio communication, and method of air navigation.

Richard K. Smith has used photographs, cartoons, and even advertisements of the era to help evoke that spring of 1919, an important moment in the history of transportation.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Richard K. Smith received his undergraduate degrees from the University of Illinois and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He is the author of The Airships Akron and Macon: Flying Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy, the award-winning First Across! The U.S. Navy's Transatlantic Flight of 1919 and numerous articles on the history of aeronautics. He died before completing the manuscript of Five Down, No Glory.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Naval Institute Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1591147972
• ISBN 13: 9781591147978
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 308
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible