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Helicopters : an illustrated history of their impact / Stanley S Mcgowan

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Weapons and warfarePublication details: Santa Barbara CA : ABC-CLIO, 2005Description: xiv, 351 pISBN:
  • 1851094687 (hbk) :
Subject(s): Summary: 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.
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Book Defence Academy Library On-Shelf 623.746047 MCG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 24344-2001

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.

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