Schoneberger William a Editor (3 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 415pp. Hardback with DJ, VG, index, b&w photos, The Autobiography of the Man Howard Hughes Chose to Lead Hughes Aircraft.

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Second Printing. 232 Pages Indexed. Blue imitation leather boards with silver lettering. Tight, bright book with no marks or stamps. Top board corners lightly bumped. Interior is faultless. Dust jacket is a bit tattered with edge tears, chipping and creases but is essentially complete. This book is more than a corporate history of the Aircraft Turbine Engines and General Electric's Aircraft Engine Group. It is the story of the evolution of aviation and the 20th century transportation revolution that followed with a focus on the engines that powered the planes. Illustrated with drawings, documents, and photographs, many in color and on almost every page. Printed on high quality archival paper. Military aviation and the driving forces of World Wars I and II receive considerable coverage. Almost every warbird is mentioned in this book, many in some detail. Contents: Foreword, The Prelude, The Twenties, The Thirties, The Forties, The Fifties, The Sixties, The Seventies, and Engine Chronology. …

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.