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Book Title: Romance of Aircraft : The Development of Balloons, Dirigibles and Powered Aircraft Including the First World War in the Air
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.4in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Laurence Yard Smith
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Military / WORLD War I, Military Science, Military / General, Military / Aviation
Publisher: Leonaur The Limited
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Technology & Engineering, History
Item Weight: 8.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 188 Pages
