by Laurence Yard Smith and dated 1919.
Don't be mislead by the title. Some of the topics are; "A B C's" of a Balloon, the Parachute, Ballooning in the Great War, Development of the Dirigible, Forerunners of the Allied Dirigibles, Famous Allied Airplanes, German Airplanes in the World War.
From the American Libraries Internet Archive.
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