War pigeons : winged couriers in the U.S. military, 1878-1957 /
"For more than seven decades, homing pigeons provided the U.S. military with its fastest most reliable means of communication. Originally bred for racing in the early 1800s, homing pigeons were later trained by pigeoneers to fly up to 60 mph for hundreds of miles, and served the United States f...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jefferson, NC :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2020]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |