Willis J. Abbot Author of "The Story of Our Army," "The Story of Our Navy," "The Nations at War"

PREFACE

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

THE CONQUEST OF THE AIR CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY

CHAPTER II THE EARLIEST FLYING MEN

CHAPTER III THE SERVICES OF SANTOS-DUMONT

CHAPTER IV THE COUNT VON ZEPPELIN

CHAPTER V THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIRPLANE

CHAPTER VI THE TRAINING OF THE AVIATOR

CHAPTER VII SOME METHODS OF THE WAR IN THE AIR

CHAPTER VIII INCIDENTS OF THE WAR IN THE AIR

CHAPTER IX THE UNITED STATES AT WAR

CHAPTER X SOME FEATURES OF AERIAL WARFARE

THE SUBMARINE BOAT CHAPTER XI BEGINNINGS OF SUBMARINE INVENTION

CHAPTER XII THE COMING OF STEAM AND ELECTRICITY

CHAPTER XIII JOHN P. HOLLAND AND SIMON LAKE

CHAPTER XIV THE MODERN SUBMARINE

CHAPTER XV ABOARD A SUBMARINE

CHAPTER XVI SUBMARINE WARFARE

CHAPTER XVII THE FUTURE OF THE SUBMARINE

INDEX

Transcriber's note: Obvious printer's errors have been corrected. Hyphenation and accentuation have been standardised, all other inconsistencies are as in the original. The author's spelling has been maintained.