03713nam 2200781 a 450 991082055840332120240416151001.00-674-26330-80-674-02704-310.4159/9780674027046(CKB)1000000000786942(OCoLC)645012133(CaPaEBR)ebrary10318357(SSID)ssj0000124531(PQKBManifestationID)11141388(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000124531(PQKBWorkID)10024126(PQKB)10770786(MiAaPQ)EBC3300367(DE-B1597)457605(OCoLC)1048749232(OCoLC)979575335(DE-B1597)9780674027046(Au-PeEL)EBL3300367(CaPaEBR)ebr10318357(OCoLC)923110909(EXLCZ)99100000000078694220060831d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCold War at 30,000 feet the Anglo-American fight for aviation supremacy /Jeffrey A. Engel1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20071 online resource (374 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-02461-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-333) and index.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 -- IndexIn 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.Cold war at thirty thousand feetTechnology and international relationsHistory20th centuryAeronauticsTechnological innovationsHistory20th centuryAircraft industryPolitical aspectsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryAircraft industryPolitical aspectsGreat BritainHistory20th centuryCold WarUnited StatesForeign relationsGreat BritainGreat BritainForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign economic relationsCommunist countriesGreat BritainForeign economic relationsCommunist countriesUnited StatesForeign relations1945-1989Technology and international relationsHistoryAeronauticsTechnological innovationsHistoryAircraft industryPolitical aspectsHistoryAircraft industryPolitical aspectsHistoryCold War.338.4/762913340973327.73041 ENGEngel Jeffrey A1007274MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820558403321Cold War at 30,000 feet2320213UNINA