A Timeline of Helicopters

by Tim Cooke

Overview

Leonardo da Vinci had an idea for an aircraft with a spinning blade, but the first helicopter only appeared in the 1930s. Carrying supplies, rescuing casualties, transporting soldiers, bombing targets: read about the many tasks of the modern helicopter in conflict.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515791980
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Series:	Military Technology Timelines
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	950L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Tim Cooke is a graduate of Oxford University. He has worked in children's publishing for over 20 years as an author and editor. Among his publications as writer or editor are numerous sets about military history, particularly the American Revolution, the Civil War, World Wars I and II, and the Vietnam War. He has also written widely about general history, including How to Change the World With a Ball of String (Scholastic, 2011).

Table of Contents

Rotorcraft -- First helicopters -- Medevac -- Airmobile tactics -- Aerial cavalry -- Heavy transportation -- Attack helicopters -- Seaborne helicopters -- Special forces -- Helicopter gunships -- Anti-submarine warfare -- Tiltrotor craft -- New generation -- Glossary -- Read more -- Internet sites -- Index.

Interviews

Strong narrative nonfiction on exciting military technology, easy-to-read text, and infographics makes are ideal for reluctant readers. The illustrated timeline reinforces the chronology. Annotated photographs and extended captions are a boon for visual learners.