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Aircraft and Submarines

Name: Aircraft and Submarines
Author: Willis J. Abbot

Willis J. Abbot

Read by William Tomcho · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface (5:02)
Chapter 01 Introductory (19:06)
Chapter 02 The Earliest Flying Men Pt.1 (21:58)
Chapter 02 The Earliest Flying Men Pt. 2 (18:08)
Chapter 03 The Services of Santos-Dumont Pt. 1 (21:53)
Chapter 03 The Services of Santos-Dumont Pt. 2 (15:05)
Chapter 04 The Count von Zeppelin Pt. 1 (20:18)
Chapter 04 The Count von Zeppelin Pt.2 (22:05)
Chapter 05 The Development of the Airplane Pt.1 (20:32)
Chapter 05 The Development of the Airplane Pt. 2 (13:56)
Chapter 06 The Training of the Aviator Pt.1 (16:41)
Chapter 06 The Training of the Aviator Pt. 2 (19:00)
Chapter 07 Some Methods of the War in the Air Pt.1 (20:41)
Chapter 07 Some Methods of the War in the Air Pt.2 (18:29)
Chapter 07 Some Methods of the War in the Air Pt.3 (24:48)
Chapter 08 Incidents of the War in the Air Pt.1 (18:40)
Chapter 08 Incidents of the War in the Air Pt. 2 (25:40)
Chapter 09 The United States at War Pt. 1 (24:11)
Chapter 09 The United States at War Pt. 2 (23:21)
Chapter 10 Some Features of Aerial Warfare Pt. 1 (25:55)
Chapter 10 Some Features of Aerial Warfare Pt. 2 (19:24)
Chapter 11 Beginnings of Submarine Invention Pt. 1 (21:29)
Chapter 11 Beginnings of Submarine Invention Pt. 2 (17:27)
Chapter 12 The Coming of Steam and Electricity (26:55)
Chapter 13 John P. Holland and Simon Lake Pt.1 (24:00)
Chapter 13 John P. Holland and Simon Lake Pt.2 (20:19)
Chapter 14 The Modern Submarine Pt. 1 (23:53)
Chapter 14 The Modern Submarine Pt. 2 (22:26)
Chapter 15 Aboard a Submarine (28:29)
Chapter 16 Submarine Warfare Pt. 1 (18:43)
Chapter 16 Submarine Warfare Pt. 2 (22:34)
Chapter 16 Submarine Warfare Pt. 3 (15:22)
Chapter 17 The Future of the Submarine Pt. 1 (21:05)
Chapter 17 The Future of the Submarine Pt. 2 (17:16)