Technological Innovation and the Rise of Aviation, 1903-1941
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Technological Innovation and the Rise of Aviation, 1903-1941

Wings for the American Military

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eBook - ePub

Technological Innovation and the Rise of Aviation, 1903-1941

Wings for the American Military

About this book

This book provides an overview of American aviation from 1903 to 1941, covering major developments in aviation technology. It focuses on the role of the military and selected firms. Under the fiscal constraints imposed by the post-war military drawdown and the Great Depression, the US military sacrificed quantity aircraft procurement for gains in quality. Until foreign powers began huge rearmament programs, US military aircraft were some of the most advanced in the world. They held numerous international performance records before the US fell behind other powers that had gone on a war footing. It offers new insights into the contributions of immigrants and foreign technologies to American aviation, while examining the relationship between the government and the aviation industry. It also highlights factors that enabled America to field some of the war's most advanced warplanes, which ultimately helped win the Second World War.

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Yes, you can access Technological Innovation and the Rise of Aviation, 1903-1941 by Charles J. Gross in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Military & Maritime History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9783031711077
eBook ISBN
9783031711084
Edition
0
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military & Maritime History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. 1. Introduction
  4. 2. The Origins of American Military Aeronautics, 1903–1917
  5. 3. The Great War: Enlisting Science and Engineering in American Aviation, 1917–1918
  6. 4. Organizing Postwar Aviation, 1918–1926
  7. 5. A Golden Age of Innovation, 1926–1938
  8. 6. Mobilizing for Global War, 1938–1941
  9. 7. Epilogue
  10. Back Matter