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Start your reading journey today on DL4ALL.org and unlock a world of imagination, knowledge, and inspiration!  Cold War at 30,000 Feet: The Anglo-American Fight for Aviation Supremacy By Jeffrey A. Engel 2007 | 374 Pages | ISBN: 0674024613 | PDF | 3 MB The demise of Great Britain's aviation industry in the aftermath of World War II is an oft-repeated object lesson among the aviation policy community in Washington, D.C. Usually it is interpreted as a warning to American policymakers not to decrease federal funding for both aeronautical technology and infrastructure, lest the U.S. decline as an air power like the British did after World War II. As Jeffrey A. Engel shows in "Cold War at 30,000 Feet: The Anglo-American Fight for Aviation Supremacy" the story of British fortunes in aeronautics after World War II is both more complex and interesting than the simplistic morality play that policy analysts have used repeatedly to turn back the budget cutters. Instead, we learn that both the U.S. and Great Britain recognized aviation's primacy in not only winning the war but also in ensuring continued sovereignty and hegemony in the postwar world. It would become, as leaders on both sides of the Atlantic realized, a critical linchpin in cold war rivalries. Accordingly, as "Cold War at 30,000 Feet" makes clear, these two allies jockeyed for position in controlling the aviation business after the war. They knew that supplying airplanes to the world--both commercial and military--would help ensure economic well-being, create well-paid jobs, enhance international trade, tightly link postwar allies, and assure nuclear superiority. Both sought to control this situation, but the U.S. had the advantage in industrial capacity left intact despite the war. Moreover, its prewar aviation industry had built excellent transport aircraft in large numbers, especially the incomparable DC-3 of which thousands were flying by 1945. The Americans intended to use this advantage to control postwar international relations with the Soviet Union and China, as well as others. The British sought to concentrate on this high-technology capability to help recover from the desolation of war. As early as 1942, Engel reports, the two nations fashioned an agreement in which Britain concentrated on fighter and bomber production, an historic strength of its firms, while America built transports to go along with its military aircraft. This was a win-win during the war years, but aided the Americans long-term. As Engel concludes: "The 1942 Arnold-Powers agreement did more than just rationalize Anglo-American wartime aircraft production; it also placed American producers in an overwhelmingly advantageous position for postwar civil aviation dominance" (p. 31). British leaders voluntarily gave up transport production knowing full well that it would damage their aeronautical competitiveness for at least five years after the war, but desperation reigned in 1942. The best they could hope for was to emphasize outstanding technologies and Britain did so remarkably effectively. Its aircraft engines, its military airframes, and its jetliners all led aviation technology in the 1940s and much of the 1950s. For example, the "Comet" jet transport beat Boeing's 707 airliner to the market by a full five years, did very well in international sales, and prompted major complaints from the American aeronautical industry which pulled out all stops to lessen its popularity. The majority of "Cold War at 30,000 Feet" outlines a succession of parries and thrusts, bobs and weaves, and competitive actions and countermeasures between the United States and Great Britain to gain the upper hand in international aeronautical policy. The United States sought to ensure its hegemony in relation to aviation, especially in military capabilities, while denying advanced technology to opponents in the cold war. At the same time, this approach had from the perspective of American leaders the advantage of ensuring that such allies as the British remained dependent on American aeronautical technology. The British, while sympathetic to cold war concerns over dual-use technology reaching its rivals, were much more focused on selling aircraft and components to other nations, including China and the Soviet Union. They viewed this as important for their own economy and as a counter to American hegemony. Engagement, they reasoned, had the added benefit of improving East-West relations. These divergent priorities and policies led to a series of tense episodes between the U.S. and Great Britain, much tenser as Engel explains in this book than previously appreciated by most scholars. At some level, readers may be reminded of Carl L. Becker's famous conclusion about the American Revolution; it was not only a question of establishing "home rule," but also a conflict over "who should rule at home." Engel demonstrates that cold war aviation diplomacy from the American perspective was not only about ensuring U.S. hegemony vis à vis the Soviet Union, but also about ensuring American dominance in the marketplace. "Cold War at 30,000 Feet" is a fascinating account of the Anglo-American rivalry carried out under the larger cooperative efforts to oppose the Soviet Union in the cold war. It adds an important new perspective on the "special relationship" between the U.S. and Great Britain in the twentieth century.  Cohort Analysis By Dr. Norval D. Glenn 2005 | 73 Pages | ISBN: 0761922156 | PDF | 1 MB Cohort Analysis, Second Edition covers the basics of the cohort approach to studying aging, social, and cultural change. This volume also critiques several commonly used (but flawed) methods of cohort analysis, and illustrates appropriate methods with analyses of personal happiness and attitudes toward premarital and extramarital sexual relations. Finally, the book describes the major sources of suitable data for cohort studies and gives the criteria for appropriate data.  Sugata Ray, "Climate Change and the Art of Devotion: Geoaesthetics in the Land of Krishna, 1550-1850 " English | ISBN: 0295745371 | 2019 | 264 pages | PDF | 30 MB In the enchanted world of Braj, the primary pilgrimage center in north India for worshippers of Krishna, each stone, river, and tree is considered sacred. In Climate Change and the Art of Devotion, Sugata Ray shows how this place-centered theology emerged in the wake of the Little Ice Age (ca. 1550-1850), an epoch marked by climatic catastrophes across the globe. Using the frame of geoaesthetics, he compares early modern conceptions of the environment and current assumptions about nature and culture.  Civil Wars: The Gun Trucks Vol.1 2008 | ISBN: 9953012563 | English | 146 Pages | PDF | 143 MB [center]  Chess For Beginners: The Simple Way to Get Started and Learn Killer Tactics by Chester Knight English | May 20, 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B088XYB77X | 111 pages | Rar (PDF, AZW3) | 4.62 Mb Do You Want a Simple Way of Learning What Can Be A Complicated Game?  Chemistry and Lithography: The Chemical History of Lithography by Uzodinma Okoroanyanwu English | 2020 | ISBN: 1510631550 | 276 Pages | PDF | 26 MB  Sarajane Helm, "Celebrations With Polymer Clay: 25 Seasonal Projects" English | 2004 | ISBN: 0873495217 | 144 pages | True PDF | 19.1 MB Polymer Clay Projects for Year 'Round Holidays and Special Events  Calculations for A-level Physics By T. L. Lowe, J. F. Rounce 2002 | 279 Pages | ISBN: 0748767487 | PDF | 17 MB It gives thorough expert explanations, worked examples and plenty of exam practice in Physics calculations. It can be used as a course support book as well as for exam practice.  Calculations for A-Level Chemistry By Eileen Ramsden 2001 | 199 Pages | ISBN: 0748758399 | PDF | 10 MB This work includes a comprehensive mathematics foundation section. Work on formulae and equations, the mole, volumetric analysis and other key areas are included. It can be used as a course book as well as for exam practice.  CRICUT FOR BEGINNERS: Inexpensive Craft Ideas with Your Cutting Machine for Your Family and DIY Home. Your Easy Cricut Business: Ultimate Illustrated Guide and Design Space with Practical Examples by Anna Deschanel English | December 25, 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08R92BYBN | 190 pages | Rar (PDF, AZW3) | 2.97 Mb Imagine a Mom, a Wife and a Small Business Owner...all in one GREAT WOMAN... |
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