Flying man : Hugo Junkers and the dream of aviation / Richard Byers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byers, Richard, 1971- author.

Series:

Centennial of flight series ; no. 20.

Centennial of flight series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Junkers, Hugo, 1859-1935.

Junkers, Hugo.

Junkers Flugzeug- und -Motorenwerke AG--History.

Junkers Flugzeug- und -Motorenwerke AG.

Junkers-Flugzeugwerk AG--History.

Junkers-Flugzeugwerk AG.

Junkers Motorenbau GmbH--History.

Junkers Motorenbau GmbH.

Aeronautical engineers--Germany--Biography.

Aeronautical engineers.

Aircraft industry.

History.

Junkers airplanes.

Germany.

Germany--Dessau (Dessau).

Junkers airplanes--History.

Aircraft industry--Germany--Dessau (Dessau)--History--20th century.

Germany--Politics and government--1918-1933.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Hugo Junkers (1859-1935) was a German engineer and aircraft designer generally credited as the pioneer of all-metal airplanes. His company, Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG, more commonly referred to simply as "Junkers," became a major German aircraft manufacturer based in Dessau. From humble beginnings producing boilers and radiators, by World War II the company was producing some of the most successful Luftwaffe planes, including the Ju 88, the primary bomber of the German air force. Hugo Junkers himself, however, was a socialist pacifist who saw aviation as a way to unify the world. Soon after the Nazi party came to power in 1933, Junkers was forced to surrender his patents, found his holdings seized by the state, and was placed under house arrest. He died in 1935, a "tortured genius" exiled from his life's work but, perhaps fortunately, spared from seeing his inventions destructively unleashed across Europe. No scholarly biography of Junkers has been published to date. Author Richard Byers now fills that void with this compelling narrative of a man and his machines. The Flying Man: Hugo Junkers and the Dream of Aviation is a contribution not only to the history of aviation but also adds to our understanding of the consolidation of power in Germany's march toward World War II."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface: Dessau: the city in green

Introduction

The war years, 1914-1918

The Russian affair, 1918-1924

Diverging paths, 1921-1926

On the edge, 1927-1932

Twilight and eclipse, 1932-1935.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781623494643

1623494648

OCLC:

951227144