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Cold War at 30,000 Feet : The Anglo-American Fight for Aviation Supremacy / Jeffrey A. Engel.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009]Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (384 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780674024618
  • 9780674027046
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.4/762913340973
LOC classification:
  • E183.8.G7 -- E49 2007eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
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
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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780674027046

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

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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