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Cold War at 30,000 feet : the Anglo-American fight for aviation supremacy / Jeffrey A. Engel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Engel, Jeffrey A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Technology and international relations--History--20th century.
- Technology and international relations.
- Aeronautics--Technological innovations--History--20th century.
- Aeronautics.
- Aircraft industry--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.
- Aircraft industry.
- Aircraft industry--Political aspects--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Cold War.
- United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- United States.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.
- Great Britain.
- United States--Foreign economic relations--Communist countries.
- Great Britain--Foreign economic relations--Communist countries.
- United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (374 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Cold war at thirty thousand feet
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In a gripping story of international power and deception, Engel reveals the "special relationship" between the United States and Great Britain. As allies, they fought Communism; as rivals, they clashed over which would lead the Cold War fight. In the quest for sovereignty and hegemony, Engel shows that one important key was airpower, which created jobs, forged ties with the developing world, and ensured military superiority, ultimately affecting forever the global balance of power.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1. The Arsenal of Democracy versus British Planning
- CHAPTER 2. Selling Jets to Stalin
- CHAPTER 3. Death by Nene
- CHAPTER 4. Comet Dreams
- CHAPTER 5. A Lead Lost
- CHAPTER 6. Approaching China
- CHAPTER 7. The Viscount Conspiracy
- CHAPTER 8. Aviation on the New Frontier
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Archives, Manuscripts, and Private Interviews
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-333) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780674263307
- 0674263308
- 9780674027046
- 0674027043
- OCLC:
- 645012133
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