Empire of the air: aviation and the american ascendancy
Auteur :
Van Vleck, Jenifer
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674050945
Date de publication :
1 nov. 2013
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.