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Describes the development, flights, and disasters of the giant airships of the late 19th and early 20th century

This book in "The Epic of Flight" series published by Time-Life Books highlights those intrepid early aviators who were at the leading edge of this burgeoning new technology, that of manned flight.

Traces the history of women air pilots and women in aeronautics.

Text and photographs record the early exploits of aviation stuntmen, early speed races, and describes types of aircraft used to race before World War II.

The editors of Time-Life Books have produced another exciting The Epic of Flight. The Soviet Air Force is brought to you in exciting detail through vivid photography and engaging, informative text.

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Army Air Forces had only 1,100 combat-ready planes. No one could have imagined then that within the next four years the AAF would become the mighty weapon commemorated in the paintings reproduced on the following pages, or that it would have to scope to engage in what its commander, General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, described as a "global mission." Nevertheless, by 1944 the AAF had grown into 16 separate air forces stationed around the world, and its 1,100 planes had grown to nearly 80,000.

An illustrated history of helicopters with a description of how they operate.

Explains how airplanes fly, traces the development of aeronautic technology, and tells the stories of experimental planes and daring test pilots

"This is a book of dreams and dreamers; it is chock full of failures, because until December 17, 1903, all of the many attempts to achieve powered flight were failures. But don't let that put you off, for the story has a happy ending, one as dramatic as any epic tale in the literature of fact or fiction. You can almost hear the fellow who had been watching the Wright brothers on the dunes that day in 1903 come bursting into the little post office at Kitty Hawk shouting, "They have done it! Damned it they ain't flew."" Thomas H. Flaherty, Jr., Series Editor, The Epic of Flight

An account of ballooning from the late 18th century to the present.

The story of pilots who have earned their living flying in other people's wars.

Discusses the achievements of a generation of aviators who flew uncharted courses over oceans and wilderness during the decades between the World Wars.

In this book from "The Epic of Flight" Time-Life series, WWI provides the stage for a new type of warrior; one that fights in the air. The book informs readers how aviation underwent a rapid transformation as the opposing forces introduced daring men in their flying machines into the battle.

Traces the history of the German air force during World War II, focusing on flying aces, models of fighters and bombers, and major air battles

Traces the development of aircraft carriers and their use in WW II

This book from "The Epic of Flight" Time-Life series features the development of military jets from WWII through the early 1980s with emphasis on their use in Korea, Vietnam and the Middle East.