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Aircraft and Submarines

Willis J. Abbot (1863 - 1934)

"Aircraft and Submarines" is a history of the development of these forms of transportation and their ultimate use in warfare. Also a brief history of submarine use in commercial applications. A thoroughly enjoyable piece for anyone interested in the detailed development of these modes of transportation. Summary by William Tomcho

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, War & Military

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Preface	William Tomcho	00:05:02
Play 01	Chapter 01 Introductory	William Tomcho	00:19:06
Play 02	Chapter 02 The Earliest Flying Men Pt.1	William Tomcho	00:21:58
Play 03	Chapter 02 The Earliest Flying Men Pt. 2	William Tomcho	00:18:08
Play 04	Chapter 03 The Services of Santos-Dumont Pt. 1	William Tomcho	00:21:53
Play 05	Chapter 03 The Services of Santos-Dumont Pt. 2	William Tomcho	00:15:05
Play 06	Chapter 04 The Count von Zeppelin Pt. 1	William Tomcho	00:20:18
Play 07	Chapter 04 The Count von Zeppelin Pt.2	William Tomcho	00:22:05
Play 08	Chapter 05 The Development of the Airplane Pt.1	William Tomcho	00:20:32
Play 09	Chapter 05 The Development of the Airplane Pt. 2	William Tomcho	00:13:56
Play 10	Chapter 06 The Training of the Aviator Pt.1	William Tomcho	00:16:41
Play 11	Chapter 06 The Training of the Aviator Pt. 2	William Tomcho	00:19:00
Play 12	Chapter 07 Some Methods of the War in the Air Pt.1	William Tomcho	00:20:41
Play 13	Chapter 07 Some Methods of the War in the Air Pt.2	William Tomcho	00:18:29
Play 14	Chapter 07 Some Methods of the War in the Air Pt.3	William Tomcho	00:24:48
Play 15	Chapter 08 Incidents of the War in the Air Pt.1	William Tomcho	00:18:40
Play 16	Chapter 08 Incidents of the War in the Air Pt. 2	William Tomcho	00:25:40
Play 17	Chapter 09 The United States at War Pt. 1	William Tomcho	00:24:11
Play 18	Chapter 09 The United States at War Pt. 2	William Tomcho	00:23:21
Play 19	Chapter 10 Some Features of Aerial Warfare Pt. 1	William Tomcho	00:25:55
Play 20	Chapter 10 Some Features of Aerial Warfare Pt. 2	William Tomcho	00:19:24
Play 21	Chapter 11 Beginnings of Submarine Invention Pt. 1	William Tomcho	00:21:29
Play 22	Chapter 11 Beginnings of Submarine Invention Pt. 2	William Tomcho	00:17:27
Play 23	Chapter 12 The Coming of Steam and Electricity	William Tomcho	00:26:55
Play 24	Chapter 13 John P. Holland and Simon Lake Pt.1	William Tomcho	00:24:00
Play 25	Chapter 13 John P. Holland and Simon Lake Pt.2	William Tomcho	00:20:19
Play 26	Chapter 14 The Modern Submarine Pt. 1	William Tomcho	00:23:53
Play 27	Chapter 14 The Modern Submarine Pt. 2	William Tomcho	00:22:26
Play 28	Chapter 15 Aboard a Submarine	William Tomcho	00:28:29
Play 29	Chapter 16 Submarine Warfare Pt. 1	William Tomcho	00:18:43
Play 30	Chapter 16 Submarine Warfare Pt. 2	William Tomcho	00:22:34
Play 31	Chapter 16 Submarine Warfare Pt. 3	William Tomcho	00:15:22
Play 32	Chapter 17 The Future of the Submarine Pt. 1	William Tomcho	00:21:05
Play 33	Chapter 17 The Future of the Submarine Pt. 2	William Tomcho	00:17:16

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