Air Power and the Arab World 1909-1955: Volume 2 - Military Flying Services in the Arab Countries, 1916-1918

by David 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: 1913118762
• ISBN13: 9781913118761
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.1" x 11.6"