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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820558403321

Autore

Engel Jeffrey A

Titolo

Cold War at 30,000 feet [[electronic resource] ] : the Anglo-American fight for aviation supremacy / / Jeffrey A. Engel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-674-26330-8

0-674-02704-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (374 p.)

Classificazione

327.73041 ENG

Disciplina

338.4/762913340973

Soggetti

Technology and international relations - History - 20th century

Aeronautics - Technological innovations - History - 20th century

Aircraft industry - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century

Aircraft industry - Political aspects - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Cold War

United States Foreign relations Great Britain

Great Britain Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign economic relations Communist countries

Great Britain Foreign economic relations Communist countries

United States Foreign relations 1945-1989

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-333) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.