A Century of Triumph: The History of Aviation
- ISBN-10
- 0743234790
- ISBN-13
- 9780743234795
- Category
- Aeronautics
- Pages
- 388
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Christopher Chant
Description
An illustrated history of aviation retraces humankind's fascination with flight, from the Wright Brother's famous 1903 flight through the triumphs of technology manifest in the Stealth Bomber and beyond.
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