Air and Space: The National Air and Space Museum Story of Flight

by Andrew Chaikin

Book Overview

A new volume on the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum and it's collections. This book presents a fully-illustrated history of both flight and space exploration with over 400... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821220829
• ISBN13: 9780821220825
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Bulfinch Press
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 4.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 11.4" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Great Book

A good history of flight coupled with excellent photographs. Recommended.

Air and Space : The National Air and Space Museum Story

Worth it for the photos alone. The writer shares with us his life long love of aviation. He explores the history of aviation in a fashion that will please the expert as well as the curious. He uses the Smithsonian collection to make points about the hsitory of aviation. The book is not limited to a description about the collection, th e history is augmented with photos and anecdotes. A great book for enthusiasts, history buffs, fans of photography and readers in general