Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy /

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Bibliografski detalji
Glavni autor: Van Vleck, Jenifer, 1974-
Format: Elektronički e-knjiga
Jezik:engleski
Izdano: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
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  • Introduction : the logic of the air
  • The Americanization of the airplane
  • Good neighbors are close neighbors
  • Global visions, national interests
  • "America's lifeline to Africa"
  • From open door to open sky
  • Mass air travel and the routes of the Cold War
  • The jet age and the limits of American power
  • Conclusion : "Empires rise and empires fall".