Cold War at 30,000 feet [[electronic resource] ] : the Anglo-American fight for aviation supremacy / / Jeffrey A. Engel
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (374 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.4/762913340973 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | 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 | |
| Classificazione: | 327.73041 ENG |
| 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Cold war at thirty thousand feet |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Cold War at 30,000 feet |
| ISBN: | 0-674-26330-8 |
| 0-674-02704-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910820558403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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