Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy / Jenifer Van Vleck.

Introduction : the logic of the air
The Americanization of the airplane
Good neighbors are close neighbors
Global visions, national interests
"America's lifeline to Africa"
From open door to open sky
Mass air travel and the routes of the Cold War
The jet age and the limits of American power
Conclusion : "Empires rise and empires fall".