{"product_id":"flying-man-richard-byers-9781623494643","title":"Flying Man: Hugo Junkers and the Dream of Aviation","description":"Hugo Junkers (1859-1935) was a German engineer and aircraft designer generally credited as the pioneer of all-metal airplanes. His company, Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG, more commonly referred to simply as \"Junkers,\" became a major German aircraft manufacturer based in Dessau. From humble beginnings producing boilers and radiators, by World War II the company was producing some of the most successful Luftwaffe planes, including the Ju 88, the primary bomber of the German air force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hugo Junkers himself, however, was a socialist pacifist who saw aviation as a way to unify the world. Soon after the Nazi party came to power in 1933, Junkers was forced to surrender his patents, found his holdings seized by the state, and was placed under house arrest. He died in 1935, a \"tortured genius\" exiled from his life's work but, perhaps fortunately, spared from seeing his inventions destructively unleashed across Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e No biography of Junkers has been published to date. Author Richard Byers now fills that void with this compelling narrative of a man and his machines. \u003ci\u003eFlying Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a contribution not only to the history of aviation but also adds to our understanding of the consolidation of power in Germany's march toward World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Byers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623494648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623494643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017","brand":"Richard Byers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088657723647,"sku":"9781623494643","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5c9270c8-7dda-48af-bae6-24616d5914ca.jpg?v=1769105954","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/flying-man-richard-byers-9781623494643","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}