Helicopters : an illustrated history of their impact /

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Author / Creator:McGowen, Stanley S., 1947-
Imprint:Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2005.
Description:xiv, 351 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language:English
Series:Weapons and warfare series
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5710174
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ISBN:1851094687 (hardback : alk. paper)
1851094733 (ebook)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-305) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to encyclopedias of weapons and warfare series / Spencer C. Tucker
  • Ch. 1. Early developments, 1900-1939
  • Ch. 2. World War II, 1939-1945
  • Ch. 3. Korea and the Cold War, 1946-1961
  • Ch. 4. Vietnam, the Middle East, and the face-off in Europe, 1961-1975
  • Ch. 5. Technological evolution, 1976-1990
  • Ch. 6. Desert shield/storm and beyond, 1990-2003
  • Helicopter specifications.