This 1920 book by Frank Parker Stockbridge is a fascinating pictorial account of the scientific, industrial, and technical efforts to mobilize and equip the nation for World War I. The 170 old pictures are fascinating and include: a horse in a gas mask, women shipyard workers learning electro welding, the pouring of a "concrete" ship, pilots sitting in open air double wing planes using the the new wireless telephony, the Browning aircraft machine rifle, and much more. Contents: The Mobilization of Science and Industry The ...
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This 1920 book by Frank Parker Stockbridge is a fascinating pictorial account of the scientific, industrial, and technical efforts to mobilize and equip the nation for World War I. The 170 old pictures are fascinating and include: a horse in a gas mask, women shipyard workers learning electro welding, the pouring of a "concrete" ship, pilots sitting in open air double wing planes using the the new wireless telephony, the Browning aircraft machine rifle, and much more. Contents: The Mobilization of Science and Industry The Liberty Motor The Creation of the Airplane Industry American Military Airplanes Aerial Photography and Airplane Equipment The Chemical Conquest of the Air Potash, Sulphuric Acid, and Dyestuffs Poison Gas A Revolution in Ship-Building Some Extraordinary Ship-Building Feats The "Eagle" Boats Some Yankee Tricks in Undersea Warfare The Wonders of War Wireless Cotton Balloons and Fire-Proof Dirigibles Motorizing the Army Yankee Weapons Camouflage and Counter-Camouflage Dollar-Saving Discoveries and Devices Medical and Surgical Achievements Conclusion
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. In elaborately embossed brown cloth Hardcover with war scene embossed on cover. 372pp. Fully ilustrated from official photographs. A very attractive book with only a small tear along the top edge of the spine. An account of the technical achievements of America that "went so far toward the winning of the Great War." Includes chapters on the "Liberty Motor, " "three inch gun, " "airplanes, " "night bombing planes" and hundreds of black and white photographs. A heavy book.
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Good. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 372 p. Black and white photographs and illustrations. A profusely illustrated history of the new technologies that were developed by the United States in World War One, including motors, airplanes, aerial photography, chemicals and poison gas, ships, undersea warfare, wireless communication, balloons and dirigibles, weapons, camouflage, medical and surgical achievements, and more. Hinges weak and sewing coming loose. Shelfwear to decorative boards. A great candidate for some repairs. Good+.
