Description: Designed to convey the awe of a visitor first walking into the world's largest showplace of aviation history, this resource headlines the incredible collections, both on view and behind the scenes, of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Review Quotes: "Informative as this work's text is, visuals are its preeminent value: with about 700 color and black-and-white photographs, it will absorb aviation browsers and could well incite pilgrimages to the museum." --Booklist
"The most popular museum in the U.S. has a pedigree in flight extending back to the Civil War's observation balloons, a history this volume celebrates." -Booklist