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D570.65 .L43 1998eb
D570
.
65
.
L43
1998eb
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
1567508316
(Number (ISBN
9781567508314
Erroneous ISBN
0275962555
Erroneous ISBN
9780275962555
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b754384
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
A grandstand seat :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the American Balloon Service in World War I /
First Statement of Responsibility
Eileen F. Lebow.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Westport, Conn. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Praeger,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1998.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (viii, 205 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-195) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The Clock of Patriotism Strikes; Chapter 2 Battle Goes Skyward; Chapter 3 Learning the Ropes; Chapter 4 Goodbye Omaha; Chapter 5 The Americans Are Here!; Chapter 6 Where Do We Go from Here?; Chapter 7 Life in a Quiet Sector; Chapter 8 Annoying the Boche; Chapter 9 The Fighting Gets Real; Photographic essay to follow page 98; Chapter 10 A Gypsy Life; Chapter 11 Time for Readjustment; Chapter 12 A Clockwork Operation; Chapter 13 Trying Stamina and Spirit; Chapter 14 Patience under Hardship; Chapter 15 Balloons Are Down!; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The little-known American Balloon Service worked in combat to help direct artillery fire more accurately and provide essential intelligence on enemy troop movements during World War I. German use of observation balloons to direct artillery fire in August of 1914 forced the Allies to develop a similar force. With the U.S. entry into the war in 1917, the balloon service, starting from scratch, evolved into an effective, disciplined fighting unit, whose achievements are unfortunately overshadowed by those of the flying aces. Reminiscences from balloon veterans form the basis of this book, the fir.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
Text of Note
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Grandstand seat.
International Standard Book Number
9780275962555
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States.-- History.
United States.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
World War, 1914-1918-- Aerial operations, American.
Eerste Wereldoorlog.
HISTORY-- Military-- World War II.
Luchtballonnen.
Luchtmacht.
Military operations, Aerial-- American.
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
HIS-- 027100
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
940
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54/1273
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
D570
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65
Book number
.
L43
1998eb
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
55
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59
System Code
bcl
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Lebow, Eileen F.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201204140453.0
Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))
pn
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
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