Balloons at War
'I hope these new mechanic meteors will prove only playthings ... and not be converted into new engines of destruction to the human race.' (Horace Walpole, 1785). Walpole's words were prophetic; within only eleven years the balloon had proved its worth at war and Joseph Montgolfier, even before a balloon had left the ground, had seen a potential use for his new invention in attacking the English at Gibraltar. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- The History Press Ltd
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780752429953
- Utgivelsesår
- 2004
- Format
- 25 x 17 cm
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