Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy /

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Main Author: Van Vleck, Jenifer, 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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505 0 |a 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". 
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