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The Influence of Air Power Upon History
by Walter J. Boyne
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1589800346
- ISBN 13
- 9781589800342
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company, 2003 Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna, LA. 2003. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Blue boards and spine with bright silver lettering on spine. Gray endpapers. 447 pp 8vo. The quest for air power, defined as the ability to conduct military, commercial, or humanitarian operations from the air, has had far reaching implications not only for combat technology, but also in politics, diplomacy, technology, and mass culture. This book is a thorough examination of how air power was applied from the very earliest days of the balloon down to the latest use of space technology.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004117
- Title
- The Influence of Air Power Upon History
- Author
- Walter J. Boyne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1589800346
- ISBN 13
- 9781589800342
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Gretna, LA
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Aircraft, air power, United States Air Force, baloons, Alfred Thayer Mahan, military aviation, air-power, humanitarian missions, commercial aircraft, space craft, jet aircraft, propeller aircraft, turbo-prop aircraft, air supremacy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation/Aircraft;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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