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Weapons and Warfare Ser.: Helicopters : An Illustrated History of Their Impact by Stanley S. McGowen (2005, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherABC-Clio, LLC

ISBN-101851094687

ISBN-139781851094684

eBay Product ID (ePID)44661415

Product Key Features

Number of Pages368 Pages

Publication NameHelicopters : an Illustrated History of Their Impact

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

SubjectGeneral

TypeTextbook

AuthorStanley S. Mcgowen

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Science

SeriesWeapons and Warfare Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight30.3 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2005-003243

Reviews"Black-and-white photographs of numerous helicopter models flesh out this extensively researched, at times technical survey that nonetheless will appeal to non-specialist general readers and military aviation history scholars alike." - Wisconsin Bookwatch, "Black-and-white photographs of numerous helicopter models flesh out this extensively researched, at times technical survey that nonetheless will appeal to non-specialist general readers and military aviation history scholars alike." -- Wisconsin Bookwatch

Dewey Edition22

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal358.4/183

SynopsisHelicopters: An Illustrated History of Their Impact covers the development of helicopters from a concept in Leonardo daVinci's mind to the first successful machines in the early 1900s to the latest tilt-rotor designs. Time and again, in a story of constant innovation, designers answered the concerns of military planners with more maneuverable, more capable rotorcraft. With expert analysis and specific details of every significant model ever used, Helicopters shows how these once denigrated machines became essential to a variety of missions (reconnaissance, transport, attack, support, evacuation, urban combat, quick strikes behind enemy lines, and more). In addition, the book looks at the impact of rotorcraft beyond the military, including their ever-widening role in emergency medical care, police work, traffic control, agriculture, news reporting, and more., First envisioned by Leonardo da Vinci and first deployed in World War II, the helicopter is now a universal icon of modern warfare, a key component of combat planning around the world, and one of the military's most versatile and effective tools. Helicopters: An Illustrated History of Their Impact covers the development of helicopters from a concept in Leonardo daVinci's mind to the first successful machines in the early 1900s to the latest tilt-rotor designs. Time and again, in a story of constant innovation, designers answered the concerns of military planners with more maneuverable, more capable rotorcraft. With expert analysis and specific details of every significant model ever used, Helicopters shows how these once denigrated machines became essential to a variety of missions (reconnaissance, transport, attack, support, evacuation, urban combat, quick strikes behind enemy lines, and more). In addition, the book looks at the impact of rotorcraft beyond the military, including their ever-widening role in emergency medical care, police work, traffic control, agriculture, news reporting, and more., First envisioned by Leonardo da Vinci and first deployed in World War II, the helicopter is now a universal icon of modern warfare, a key component of combat planning around the world, and one of the military's most versatile and effective tools.

LC Classification NumberUG1230.M345 2005