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Anglický jazyk
Yankee Ingenuity in the War
Autor: Frank Parker Stockbridge
This 1920 book by Frank Parker Stockbridge is a fascinating pictorial account of the scientific, industrial, and technical efforts to mobilize and equip the nation for World War I. The 170 old pictures are fascinating and include: a horse in a gas mask,... Viac o knihe
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This 1920 book by Frank Parker Stockbridge is a fascinating pictorial account of the scientific, industrial, and technical efforts to mobilize and equip the nation for World War I. The 170 old pictures are fascinating and include: a horse in a gas mask, women shipyard workers learning electro welding, the pouring of a "concrete" ship, pilots sitting in open air double wing planes using the the new wireless telephony, the Browning aircraft machine rifle, and much more.
Contents:
The Mobilization of Science and Industry
The Liberty Motor
The Creation of the Airplane Industry
American Military Airplanes
Aerial Photography and Airplane Equipment
The Chemical Conquest of the Air
Potash, Sulphuric Acid, and Dyestuffs
Poison Gas
A Revolution in Ship-Building
Some Extraordinary Ship-Building Feats
The "Eagle" Boats
Some Yankee Tricks in Undersea Warfare
The Wonders of War Wireless
Cotton Balloons and Fire-Proof Dirigibles
Motorizing the Army
Yankee Weapons
Camouflage and Counter-Camouflage
Dollar-Saving Discoveries and Devices
Medical and Surgical Achievements
Conclusion
- Vydavateľstvo: University Press of the Pacific
- Rok vydania: 2002
- Formát: Paperback
- Rozmer: 203 x 127 mm
- Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
- ISBN: 9781410203557
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