Helicopters : an illustrated history of their impact /
McGOWAN Stanley S
Helicopters : an illustrated history of their impact / Stanley S Mcgowan - Santa Barbara CA : ABC-CLIO, 2005 - xiv, 351 p. - Weapons and warfare .
Essentially a chronological guide to the development of helicopters that also mentions autogyros and tilt-rotor aircraft. Traces developments particularly from a military perspective from their early use in the Second World War, through the Korean War in which helicopters really came into their own, to subsequent conflicts where helicopter power proved invaluable. Shows also the crossover between military and civilian functions of helicopters. A separate section provides photographs, technical specifications, and notes on recent and current production helicopters. Glossary, bibliography, index.
1851094687 (hbk) : 79.99USD
HELICOPTERS--HISTORY
MILITARY HELICOPTERS
Helicopters : an illustrated history of their impact / Stanley S Mcgowan - Santa Barbara CA : ABC-CLIO, 2005 - xiv, 351 p. - Weapons and warfare .
Essentially a chronological guide to the development of helicopters that also mentions autogyros and tilt-rotor aircraft. Traces developments particularly from a military perspective from their early use in the Second World War, through the Korean War in which helicopters really came into their own, to subsequent conflicts where helicopter power proved invaluable. Shows also the crossover between military and civilian functions of helicopters. A separate section provides photographs, technical specifications, and notes on recent and current production helicopters. Glossary, bibliography, index.
1851094687 (hbk) : 79.99USD
HELICOPTERS--HISTORY
MILITARY HELICOPTERS