The Enterprise of Flight
The American Aviation and Aerospace Industry
$43.42
- Paperback
300 pages
- Release Date
17 September 2001
Summary
The Enterprise of Flight is a highly praised contribution to the literature on American aviation and space exploration history. In a new introduction for this paperback edition, Roger E. Bilstein explains how international competition has affected American aerospace and airline manufacturers and updates the ongoing controversy over the high cost of military aircraft such as the F-12 Raptor.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781560989646 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1560989645 |
| Author: | Roger E. Bilstein |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian Books |
| Imprint: | Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 300 |
| Release Date: | 17 September 2001 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Making stunning use of recently available documents and scholarly writings, this book succeeds in capturing the essence of a major American technological enterprise.
”…establishes Bilstein as the most accessible guide to American aerospace history.” Technology and Culture “A masterly synthesis by a master historian.” - David Lewis, Auburn University “More than a generation has passed since John Rae published his overview of the American aircraft industry, and it has been unsurpassed - until now. Roger Bilstein, perhaps the dean of historians of American aviation, has provided… an exquisite synthesis of a complex and fascinating subject in the history of twentieth-century America. Making stunning use of recently available documents and scholarly writings, this book succeeds in capturing the essence of a major American technological enterprise.”- Roger D. Launius, NASA Chief Historian
About The Author
Roger E. Bilstein
Roger E. Bilstein is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. He is the author of seven previous books on aviation and the aerospace industry.
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