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(Excerpt) "Not since gunpowder was first employed in warfare has so revolutionary a contribution to the science of slaughtering men been made as by the perfection of aircraft and submarines. The former have had their first employment in this world-wide war of the nations. The latter, though in the experimental stage as far back as the American Revolution, have in this bitter contest been for the first time brought to so practical a stage of development as to exert a really appreciable influence on the outcome of the struggle."
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GenreHistory
Length12 hrs 44 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 14, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE
12CHAPTER IX THE UNITED STATES AT WAR
2ILLUSTRATIONS
13CHAPTER X SOME FEATURES OF AËRIAL WARFARE
3THE CONQUEST OF THE AIR
14THE SUBMARINE BOAT
4CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY
15CHAPTER XI BEGINNINGS OF SUBMARINE INVENTION
5CHAPTER II THE EARLIEST FLYING MEN
16CHAPTER XII THE COMING OF STEAM AND ELECTRICITY
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6CHAPTER III THE SERVICES OF SANTOS-DUMONT
17CHAPTER XIII JOHN P. HOLLAND AND SIMON LAKE
7CHAPTER IV THE COUNT VON ZEPPELIN
18CHAPTER XIV THE MODERN SUBMARINE
8CHAPTER V THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIRPLANE
19CHAPTER XV ABOARD A SUBMARINE
9CHAPTER VI THE TRAINING OF THE AVIATOR
20CHAPTER XVI SUBMARINE WARFARE
10CHAPTER VII SOME METHODS OF THE WAR IN THE AIR
21CHAPTER XVII THE FUTURE OF THE SUBMARINE
11CHAPTER VIII INCIDENTS OF THE WAR IN THE AIR