Cold War at 30,000 Feet: The Anglo-American Fight for Aviation Supremacy

by Jeffrey A. Engel

In a gripping story of international power and deception, Jeffrey Engel reveals the "special relationship" between the United States and Great Britain in a new and far more competitive light. As allies, they fought communism. As rivals, they locked horns over which would lead the Cold War fight. In the quest for sovereignty and hegemony, one important key was airpower, which created jobs, forged ties with the developing world, and, perhaps...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674024613
• ISBN13: 9780674024618
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"