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War of the Aeronauts: The History of Ballooning in the Civil War

Categorie	Geschiedenis Noord-Amerika
Boeknummer	#327565-XD23
Titel	War of the Aeronauts: The History of Ballooning in the Civil War
Auteur	Evans, Charles
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books
Jaar van uitgave	2002
ISBN10	0811713954
ISBN13	9780811713955
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, dust jacket, some b/w illustrations, 8vo.
Samenvatting	The Union Army Balloon Corps was a highly innovative and effective force during the American Civil War, and its military role foreshadowed the advent of aerial warfare in the following century. From 1861 to 1863 the corps contributed invaluable surveillance and reconnaissance information to the Union Army's war effort during the Virginia Campaign. But its role was not restricted to intelligence gathering alone, and the Balloon Corps also achieved such military feats as air-to-ground communication by telegraph, the first use of an 'aircraft carrier' for launch of a balloon, and the first artillery barrage directed by an aerial observer where gun batteries were unable to see their targets on the ground. This fascinating book traces the history of the corps from its creation by pioneer balloo... (Lees verder)nist Thaddeus Lowe to its disbandment in 1863.
Pagina's	358
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 15,00

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