A Nation of Fliers : : German Aviation and the Popular Imagination / / Peter Fritzsche.

Reviews of this book: "Peter Fritzsche's unusual and enthralling history is about the most pervasive of [Germany's] dreams, the national dream of an empire of the air." --Martin Pawley, The Guardian "An important, thought-provoking study." --Dissent "An excellent b...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2022]
©1992
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (297 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Giant Airships and World Politics
  • 2. The Image Of The War Ace
  • 3. Gliding And The Revival Of Nationalism
  • 4. Modernist Visions, National Dreams
  • 5. The Nazi Discipline Of Airmindedness
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index