Publisher:
Princeton [NJ]: D van Nostrand Company, 1959
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18053812817
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First edition (hardback). 8vo (21cm by 14cm), [iii], 914pp. Recently rebound in a two-tone cloth binding (blue spine, grey boards), spine unlettered. There is some creasing of the title page; otherwise, the book is in very good condition.
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Good. NO JACKET, pages yellowed, text clean, binding tight, edge wear, hinges torn, small spot of color missing on front cover from sticker removal, corners bumped,
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Fair. Good reading copy, no jacket, covers have significant reading age wear with some edge tears. Good solid copy, mild to moderate reading/age wear, no DJ if issued, may have some light markings or exowner inscription. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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Good in Good dust jacket. Gift inscription by Author on fly leaf. First Edition. This book is in good condition; no remainder marks. Dustjacket does have some shelfwear, edge wear, several small edge tears. Inside pages are clean.; 914 pages.
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Good in Good jacket. xiv, 914 pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. References. Index. Signed by the author on the title page. Pencil erasure residue on fep. DJ has some wear and soiling. Eugene M. Emme became the NASA chief historian in 1959 and served until his retirement in 1979. Previously he had been a historian with the Air University of the U.S. Air Force. The Eugene M. Emme Award is an award given annually to a person or persons selected by a panel of reviewers from the American Astronautical Society History Committee to recognize "the truly outstanding book published each year serving public understanding about the positive impact of astronautics upon society." The Impact of Air Power is an indispensable tool for the working library of the professional man or student of military and political affairs. A comprehensive yet judicious selection of the best that has been written and said about the exploitation of air space and the influence of air power on historical events; the book is unique. This work contains 118 items that discuss the Nature of Air Power, the Evolution of Air Power, the New Mobility, the Revolution in Warfare, Classical Theories of Air Warfare, World War II, the Lessons of World War II, Small Wars and Limited Military Operations, Aerospace Policy in National Security and World Politics, Soviet Air Policy, American air Policy, Air Power in Europe and Asia, Problems in Defense and Diplomacy, and Astronautics and the Future. Among the authors included are: James Spaight, George Fielding Eliot, Edward Mead Earle, Stefan Possony, Charles Lindbergh, Giulio Douhet, William Mitchell, Billy Mitchell, Trenchard, de Seversky, Carl Spaatz, Omar Bradley, Adolf Galland, Hap Arnold, Erwin Rommel, Tedder, Otto Weyland, Hoyt Vandenberg, George Kenney, Edward Teller, Nathan Twining, Thomas White, Thomas Power, Raymond Garthoff, Herbert Dinerstein. Zhukov, Bernard Baruch, Stuart Symington, Thomas Finletter, Curtis LeMay, Arleigh Burke, John Slessor.