LEADER 03331nam 2200541Ia 450 001 9910818296103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-674-03738-3 024 7 $a10.4159/9780674037380 035 $a(CKB)1000000000787120 035 $a(OCoLC)73998988 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10314233 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3300224 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3300224 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10314233 035 $a(OCoLC)923109708 035 $a(DE-B1597)584837 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674037380 035 $a(OCoLC)1322124773 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000787120 100 $a19910426d1992 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA nation of fliers $eGerman aviation and the popular imagination /$fPeter Fritzsche 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge, MA $cHarvard University Press$d1992 215 $a1 online resource (298 p.) 311 $a0-674-60121-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 263-277) and index. 327 $tINTRODUCTION --$t1. GIANT AIRSHIPS AND WORLD POLITICS --$t2. THE IMAGE OF THE WAR ACE --$t3. GLIDING AND THE REVIVAL OF NATIONALISM --$t4. MODERNIST VISIONS, NATIONAL DREAMS --$t5. THE NAZI DISCIPLINE OF AIRMINDEDNESS --$tABBREVIATIONS 330 $aReviews of this book: "Peter Fritzsche's unusual and enthralling history is about the most pervasive of [Germany's] dreams, the national dream of an empire of the air." --Martin Pawley, The Guardian "An important, thought-provoking study." --Dissent "An excellent book, beautifully written.There is really nothing quite like it in the field.Its combination of solid scholarship, appealing writing, and provocative thought makes it an important contribution to our understanding of modern German military history." --Edward Homze, Air Power History "A fascinating tale that provides a refreshing perspective on the history of early twentieth-century Germany, and Peter Fritzsche has told it with flair, passion, and an array of evidence taken from a wide range of little-known sources." --Robert Wohl, German Politics and Society "A fundamental breakthrough in the development of an understanding of how technology fed a Faustian vision of modernism in which nationalism and industrial society became ever more compatible and ever more popular.A model in its insight into the correlation of technology and the popular imagination in the twentieth century." --Ronald Warloski, American Historical Review "Peter Fritzsche presents a remarkable blend of technological, social, and cultural history in his study of the popular German reaction to early aviation.His findings have sizable implications for all scholars of twentieth-century Germany." --Norman W. Goda, German Studies Review 606 $aAeronautics$zGermany$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAerospace engineering$zGermany$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aAeronautics$xHistory 615 0$aAerospace engineering$xHistory 676 $a629.13/0943 686 $aNW 3450$2rvk 700 $aFritzsche$b Peter$0515638 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818296103321 996 $aA nation of fliers$92236442 997 $aUNINA