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Walter J. Boyne Trophy for Eagles
Crown 1989 0517572761 / 9780517572764 Hardcover Very Good
"tight, unmarked, some edge rubbing and handling to the dust jacket. Outter edge shows some soiling.() TROPHY FOR EAGLES Walter J. Boyne Colonel Walter J. Boyne, coauthor of The Wild Blue, here explores the golden age of aviation: the years from 1927 to 1937, when flying airplanes developed from an art to a craft and building them evolved from a craft to an industry. While peopled with historical characters such as Lindbergh, Howard Hughes and Ernst Udet, the relationship between two pilots, American Frank Bandfield and expatriate German Bruno Hafner, is at the novel's heart: their rivalry is the thread on which Boyne strings his vignettes. High-risk air racing in Depression America, innovations in design and production, the creation of Hitler's Luftwaffe , the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War—all find their place in this complex, compelling narrative. A former director of the National Air and Space Museum, Boyne impressively details flight techniques and aircraft c ID: mon0000099931"
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