+ Boston Transcript p6 D 4 ’20 320w + Ind 105:170 F 12 ’21 50w
Reviewed by C. S. Parker
Survey 45:287 N 20 ’20 500w + Wis Lib Bul 16:232 D ’20 90w
THOMAS, GEORGE HOLT. Aerial transport. il *$12 (*30s) Doran 629.1
(Eng ed 20–13149)
The author was one of the first to advocate aircraft as a weapon in war-time and is now interested in proving its value in commerce, for high-speed travel and mail service. His object in this book is to supply “between the covers of a single volume, and written in a quite informal, non-technical way, a clear, uncoloured statement of just what a commercial aircraft can do, and also—which is just as important—what it cannot do.” (Foreword) The contents, after an introduction by Viscount Northcliffe, are: First considerations (Essence of the problem—length of stages—loads—speed—risk—etc.); Progress—immediate and future; “The air express”; Speeding up the business letter; Meteorology in commercial flying; Some general conclusions, with special reference to airships; Some questions of L. S. D.; Flying and the law; Aerial transport in remote places, with some notes as to passenger-carrying; Aerial photography and patrol. The book is profusely illustrated, has an appendix, an index, and four infolded maps.
“Mr Holt Thomas is an enthusiast, but a reasonable and restrained enthusiast. As the book is somewhat discursive and contains many repetitions, it is a pity he did not see that a proper index was provided.”
+ − The Times [London] Lit Sup p150 Mr 4 ’20 930w
THOMAS, SHIPLEY. History of the A. E. F. il *$6 Doran 940.373