Air Power and the Arab World 1909-1955: Volume 1 - Military Flying Services in Arab Countries, 1909-1918

by Gabr Ali Gabr and David C. Nicolle

At a time when multiple wars are raging across much of the Middle East, it is almost forgotten that it was Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas at-Takurni - an Andalusian inventor, physician and engineer - who was the first person to undertake experiments in flying with any degree of success. That was back in the 9th Century A.D. Nigh on a thousand years later the Arab World's critical strategic location made it almost inevitable that these regions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912866439
• ISBN13: 9781912866434
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.0" x 11.6"