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- Condition
- Type
- Illustrated Book
- ISBN
- 9781526781574
- EAN
- 9781526781574
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Lighter-Than-Air : the Life and Times of Wing Commander N. F. Usborne Rn, Pioneer of Naval Aviation
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books The Limited
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, History
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Topic
- Military Science, Military / World War I, Military / Aviation, Military
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Neville Florian Usborne entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1897. In the years between him joining up and the outbreak of the First World War, he engaged in a huge number of enterprises and endeavours.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-10
1526781573
ISBN-13
9781526781574
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21038414499
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lighter-Than-Air : the Life and Times of Wing Commander N. F. Usborne Rn, Pioneer of Naval Aviation
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Topic
Military Science, Military / World War I, Military / Aviation, Military
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Irish-born Neville Usborne joined the Royal Navy in 1897. An above-average cadet, by 1904 he was promoted to full lieutenant and by 1905 was posted to the Torpedo School at HMS [i]Vernon[/i]. A dynamic character, Usborne had a head filled with ideas, especially with regard to airship design and technology. Lighter Than Air is an easy to read story of this great pioneers life plus a comprehensive history of early airship technology... it is a great book and I thoroughly recommend it., A marvelous book..... I thoroughly enjoyed reading it..... one of the best books I have read in a long time., A BIOGRAPHY OF Neville Usborne was long overdue, so it is good to see the gap filled. However this is more than a biography, as the account of Usborne's life is entwined in a history of the early development of lighter than- air military aeronautics in Britain, especially in relation to airships., In his introduction, the author points out that at the start of the 20th Century, the airship was just as 'promising a piece of advanced technology as the frail aircraft'. This story traces the development of the airship alongside the careers of Neville Usborne, a naval officer who committed himself to the early naval air service...... This is an amazingly comprehensive tale of 'those magnificent men and their flying machines', and of one man in particular, Usborne, who had the imagination and skill to make the airship into a viable and useful platform. The airship story is covered up to the present day and is lavishly illustrated with some unique photos. This is a marvelous read and a fitting tribute to a genuine pioneer. Highly recommended.
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Dewey Decimal
358.40092
Lc Classification Number
Ug626
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