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Wings of war; an account of the important contribution of the United States to aircraft invention, engineering, development and production during the world war, by Theodore Macfarlane Knappen, with an introduction by Rear-Admiral D. W. Taylor. With 43 illustrations

Author:
Knappen, Theodore Macfarlane 1871-1938  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 289 p. front., plates. 21 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1920
Topic:
World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations  Search this
World War, 1914-1918  Search this
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Call number:
D606 .K6X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_57928

Ideas and weapons exploitation of the aerial weapon by the United States during World War I; a study in the relationship of technological advance, military doctrine, and the development of weapons by I. B. Holley, Jr

Author:
Holley, I. B (Irving Brinton) 1919-  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 222 p 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
1971
Topic:
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, American  Search this
Aéronautique militaire  Search this
Military operations, Aerial--American  Search this
Call number:
UG633 .H73 1971
UG633.H73 1971
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_7349

Allied aircraft versus Axis aircraft by Geoffrey D. M. Block

Author:
Block, Geoffrey D. M. 1914-  Search this
Physical description:
133 p illustrations, map (on lining papers) 23 cm
Type:
Books
History
Date:
1970
1945
Topic:
Aeronautics, Military--History  Search this
Airplanes, Military--History  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations  Search this
Aéronautique militaire--Histoire  Search this
Avions militaires--Histoire  Search this
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Opérations aériennes  Search this
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Airplanes, Military  Search this
Military operations, Aerial  Search this
Call number:
TL685.3 .B651 1970
TL685.3.B651 1970
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6011

Cavalry of the clouds, by "Contact" (Capt. Alan Bott, M.C.) with an introduction by Major-General W.S. Brancker

Author:
Bott, Alan 1893-1952  Search this
Physical description:
xxii, 266 pages frontispiece (portrait) 20 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1918
Topic:
World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations  Search this
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Call number:
D602 .B62 1918X
D602.B62 1918X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_53903

Lion with blue wings : the story of the Glider Pilot Regiment, 1942-1945 / by Ronald Seth ; with forewords by Viscount Alanbrooke, Sir Leslie Hollinghurst

Author:
Seth, Ronald  Search this
Alanbrooke, Alan Brooke Viscount 1883-1963  Search this
Hollinghurst, Leslie Sir  Search this
Subject:
Great Britain Army Glider Pilot Regiment  Search this
Physical description:
245 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1955
Topic:
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British  Search this
Gliders (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
D786 .S48 1955
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_921062

Victory from the air, by Auspex

Author:
Auspex  Search this
Physical description:
238 p. 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1941
[1941]
Topic:
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations  Search this
Aircraft industry  Search this
Call number:
UG635.G7 A98X
UG635.G7A98X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_55729

The Tibbets story / Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. with Clair Stebbins and Harry Franken

Author:
Tibbets, Paul W (Paul Warfield) 1915-2007  Search this
Stebbins, Clair C  Search this
Franken, Harry  Search this
Subject:
Tibbets, Paul W (Paul Warfield) 1915-2007  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 316 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Date:
1978
Topic:
Air pilots, Military  Search this
Aeronautics--History  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this
Call number:
UG626.2.T5 A37X 1978
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_262797

Carl A. Spaatz and the air war in Europe / Richard G. Davis

Author:
Davis, Richard G  Search this
Subject:
Spaatz, Carl 1891-1974  Search this
United States Air Force  Search this
Physical description:
xxii, 808 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Western Front
Date:
1993
Topic:
Generals  Search this
Aeronautics, Military--History  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns  Search this
Call number:
UG626.2.S66 D26 1993
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_519665

Winged Mars

Author:
Cuneo, John R  Search this
Physical description:
volumes illustrations 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1942
[1942]-
Topic:
Aeronautics, Military--History  Search this
Air warfare  Search this
World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations  Search this
Call number:
UG630 .C8
UG630.C8
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_80880

"Blackie" Captain Harold F. Blackburn, a pioneering, twentieth century pilot in peace and war by William F. Cass

Author:
Cass, William F. 1942-  Search this
Physical description:
471 pages 23 cm
Type:
Biography
Biographies
History
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2016
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
Air pilots  Search this
Air pilots, Military  Search this
Aeronautics--History  Search this
Jet transports--Piloting--History  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this
Pilotes d'aéronef  Search this
Pilotes d'aéronef militaires  Search this
Aéronautique--Histoire  Search this
Avions de transport à réaction--Pilotage--Histoire  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Jet transports--Piloting  Search this
Military operations, Aerial--American  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1113562

The secret horsepower race Western Front fighter engine development Calum E. Douglas

Author:
Douglas, Calum E  Search this
Physical description:
480 pages illustrations (some colour), portraits (black and white) 30 cm
Type:
Books
History
Date:
2020
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Aerospace engineering--History  Search this
Fighter planes--Design and construction--History  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations  Search this
Aéronautique militaire  Search this
Aérospatiale (Ingénierie)--Histoire  Search this
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Opérations aériennes  Search this
Aerospace engineering  Search this
Fighter planes--Design and construction  Search this
Military operations, Aerial  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155141

First Marine Aeronautic Company World War I : Ponta Delgada, Azores, chronology 1917-1919 / compiled by Roger M. Emmons

Author:
Emmons, Roger M  Search this
Subject:
United States Marine Corps Aviation History  Search this
Physical description:
iii, 16 leaves ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1969
Topic:
World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations--History  Search this
Call number:
VG93 .E541
VG93.E541
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_192184

The great Navy birds of Lake Michigan the true story of the privateers of Lake Michigan and the aircraft they rescued Taras C. Lyssenko

Author:
Lyssenko, Taras C  Search this
Subject:
United States Navy Aviation History  Search this
United States Navy History  Search this
Physical description:
160 pages illustrations, chiefly color 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Michigan, Lake
États-Unis
Michigan, Lac
Lake Michigan
Date:
2019
World War, 1939-1945
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
Airplanes, Military--Accidents--History  Search this
Fighter planes  Search this
Air pilots, Military--Training of--History  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations  Search this
Aircraft accidents  Search this
Avions militaires--Accidents--Histoire  Search this
Pilotes d'aéronef militaires--Formation--Histoire  Search this
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Opérations aériennes  Search this
Aéronautique--Accidents  Search this
Air pilots, Military--Training of  Search this
Airplanes, Military--Accidents  Search this
Armed Forces--Aviation  Search this
Military operations, Aerial  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1113818

Lighter then air, by Stephen Wilkinson with foreword by Maj. General Edward Baily Ashmore, illustrated by F. Matania, Bernard Hugh, and the author

Author:
Wilkinson, Stephen Frank 1876-  Search this
Physical description:
203 p. front. (port.) illus., plates. 19 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1939
[1939]
Topic:
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Balloons  Search this
World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations  Search this
Call number:
UG645 .G7W5X
UG645.G7W5X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_71819

La France ailée en guerre

Author:
Lafon, Charles Ferdinand 1881-  Search this
Physical description:
284 p. illus. (incl. maps) 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
France
Date:
1920
[1920]
Topic:
World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations  Search this
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Call number:
D603 .L28X
D603.L28X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_75023

Textbook of military aeronautics, by Henry Woodhouse

Author:
Woodhouse, Henry 1884-  Search this
Physical description:
6 p.l., 3-298 p. front., illus. (incl. ports., maps) diagrs. 30 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1918
Topic:
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations  Search this
Call number:
UG630.W6X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_105671

Air power / CBS Video

Author:
Cronkite, Walter  Search this
CBS Video (Firm)  Search this
Physical description:
3 videodiscs (ca. 6 hours.) : sound, color & black & white ; 4 3/4 inches
Type:
Video recordings
Date:
2002
C2002
Topic:
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Japanese  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, German  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Soviet  Search this
Call number:
video 000985
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_905214

Les avions. 1, Des origines à la première guerre mondiale / E. Angelucci et P. Matricardi

Title:
Des origines à la première guerre mondiale
Author:
Angelucci, Enzo  Search this
Matricardi, Paolo  Search this
Physical description:
320 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1978
C1998
Topic:
Airplanes--History  Search this
Airplanes, Military--History  Search this
World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations--History  Search this
Aeronautics--History  Search this
Call number:
TL670.3 .A53214 1978
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_743199

Jüdische Flieger im Weltkrieg / Felix A. Theilhaber

Author:
Theilhaber, Felix A (Felix Aaron) 1884-  Search this
Former owner:
Landauer, Bella Clara 1874-1960 DSI  Search this
Benario, Frederick 1893-1969 DSI  Search this
Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences (U.S.) Aeronautical Archives DSI  Search this
Associated name:
Kollsman, Paul DSI  Search this
Schlesinger, Georg 1874-1949 DSI  Search this
Printer:
Ullstein GmbH  Search this
Physical description:
124 pages : illustrations (including portraits, facsimiles) ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Germany
Date:
1924
Topic:
World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, German  Search this
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Jewish  Search this
Jewish fighter pilots  Search this
Call number:
D604.T5 1924X
D604 .T5 1924X
D604.T5 1924X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_74748

Aviadores de la República / comisario, Carlos Lázaro Ávila

Curator:
Lázaro Avila, Carlos  Search this
Publisher:
Fundación Aena  Search this
Organizer:
Asociación de Aviadores de la República (Spain)  Search this
Host institution:
Círculo de Bellas Artes (Madrid, Spain)  Search this
Subject:
Spain Ejército del Aire History  Search this
Physical description:
51 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Spain
Date:
2011
20th century
Civil War, 1936-1939
Topic:
Aeronautics, Military--History  Search this
History  Search this
Aerial operations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1047299

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