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Yankee Ingenuity in the War

Yankee Ingenuity in the War

Stockbridge, Frank Parker

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General PhotographyWorld War I

ISBN10: 1410203557
ISBN13: 9781410203557
Publisher: Intl Law & Taxation Publ
Published: Dec 21 2002
Pages: 396
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.98 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
This 1920 book by Frank Parker Stockbridge is a fascinating pictorial account of the scientific, industrial, and technical efforts to mobilize and equip the nation for World War I. The 170 old pictures are fascinating and include: a horse in a gas mask, women shipyard workers learning electro welding, the pouring of a concrete ship, pilots sitting in open air double wing planes using the the new wireless telephony, the Browning aircraft machine rifle, and much more. Contents: The Mobilization of Science and Industry The Liberty Motor The Creation of the Airplane Industry American Military Airplanes Aerial Photography and Airplane Equipment The Chemical Conquest of the Air Potash, Sulphuric Acid, and Dyestuffs Poison Gas A Revolution in Ship-Building Some Extraordinary Ship-Building Feats The Eagle Boats Some Yankee Tricks in Undersea Warfare The Wonders of War Wireless Cotton Balloons and Fire-Proof Dirigibles Motorizing the Army Yankee Weapons Camouflage and Counter-Camouflage Dollar-Saving Discoveries and Devices Medical and Surgical Achievements Conclusion

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