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Autore |
Engel Jeffrey A |
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Titolo |
Cold War at 30,000 feet [[electronic resource] ] : the Anglo-American fight for aviation supremacy / / Jeffrey A. Engel |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-674-26330-8 |
0-674-02704-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (374 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-333) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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