The war of the aeronauts
Subtitle: a history of ballooning during the Civil War
By: Charles M. Evans.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Mechanicsburg, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
Subjects: Ballooning -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Aerial operations.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Technology.
Description: x, 358 p. : 24 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 338-343) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: A Yankee Aeronaut Behind Confederate Lines.; title: A Brief History of Early Ballooning; title: The Great Transatlantic Quest; title: Creating an Army in the Air; title: Early Operations; title: The Union Army Balloon Corps; title: The Battle of Egos; title: Disillusioned Aeronauts; title: The Balloons Corps and the Peninsular Campaign.; title: The First Confederate Air Force; title: The Origins of the "Silk Dress Balloon".; title: The Air War over Virginia; title: The Winter of Disappointment; title: Thaddeus Lowe's Last Battle; title: The Last Days of the Corps; title: After the Balloon Corps.