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Cold War at 30,000 Feet

The Anglo-American Fight for Aviation Supremacy

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ISBN 9780674024618

Publication Date: 03/31/2007

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384 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

11 halftones

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  • 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

Awards & Accolades

  • 2008 Paul Birdsall Prize, American Historical Association

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