Francis Trevelyan Miller (1877–1959)

Volume 1 (of 2) with over 1200 illustrations covers the first 5000 years up to the 1890's. The first several chapters deal with all the myths of the past that have anything to do with flying, Most of the illustrations are works of art showing gods, winged chariots, Pegasus and the like. The proposals of da Vinci and early dreamers are all illustrated here. The 17th through 19th centuries cover the first attempts at ballooning and the Montgolfier's flinghts, and glider attempts are documented in newspaper illustrations..… (mehr)

Historic collection of official prints and photographs recording five thousand years of man's struggles to conquer the air. Both 8 1/2 in x 11 in. Volume I, 320 pages. Volume II, 329 pages. Both volumes profusely illustrated with b/w frontispiece plates and over 1200 illustrations.
Francis Trevelyan Miller was an American writer and film-maker. He is known for his books about exploration, travel and photography. Notable works from him including several books about the American Civil War, such as The Photographic History of the Civil War, in Ten Volumes.… (mehr)

This is the first History of World War II to present a complete panorama of the greatest struggle in human history, with authentic text, official photographs, maps, records, and documents in a single volume. Its service is to give homes, schools, and libraries a standard work in which the reader may obtain a comprehensive understanding of the epoch-making events through which we have passed. Here we witness the organization of the greatest armies, navies, and air forces the world has ever known - the gigantic battles on land, sea, and in the air - the might of industrial power and production. The records of World War II, as set forth in this volume, challenge the imagination. The official lists of numbers killed and wounded are a tragic commentary on civilization: more than 20,000,000 casualities; 30,000,000 more men, women, and children driven from their homes; 10,000,000 more massacred; hundreds of thousands of homes left in ruins. The authors have endeavored to make this History of World War II a human history, treating men and events as they direclty affect our own lives. The causes which created this human tragedy are herein analyzed, with sketches of the leading personalities and backgrounds of the nations involved.… (mehr)