[publisher: Random House] Hardcover This is one of the most RARE of the Landmark titles in this wonderful series. Hardback Pictorial Cover book is in Good to Good Minus condition. Book is complete with a tight binding and mostly clean pages but with some soiling and markings. This is an ex-library book with the expected library markings. Outside pictorial covers show some heavier wear to the outside covers, corners, edges, and spine. There is about a one inch piece missing from the top of the outside spine, but there is a clear strip of library tape over the outside spine. In 1910, less than seven years after the Wright brothers first flew a plane from the ground, Eugen Ely first flew a plane from a ship. His daring exploit marked the beginning of the most important change in the long history of sea power. In this book, Captain Castillo tells the story of carrier aviation- from the first shaky flights of the pioneers, through the dramatic carrier battles of World War II, to the efficient operations of a modern nuclear-powered carrier. Wonderful addition to your collection!
[Lynchburg, VA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1969]