Cold War at 30,000 Feet

The Anglo-American Fight for Aviation Supremacy

Jeffrey A. Engel

  • 2008 Paul Birdsall Prize, American Historical Association

Preface

Introduction

1. The Arsenal of Democracy versus British Planning

2. Selling Jets to Stalin

3. Death by Nene

4. Comet Dreams

5. A Lead Lost

6. Approaching China

7. The Viscount Conspiracy

8. Aviation on the New Frontier

Conclusion

Notes

Archives, Manuscripts, and Private Interviews

Acknowledgments

Index

  • Cover: Cold War at 30,000 Feet
  • A photo of the author

Jeffrey A. Engel is Assistant Professor of History and Public Policy, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University.