Aerial Aces
WINNER
GOLD MEDAL
2011
Military Writers Society of America
Reference Category
A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE 219 AVIATION RELATED UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL STORIES RELEASED IN 1929-1931
CONTAINS OVER 60 PHOTOGRAPHS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN SEEN IN 80 YEARS!
CONTAINS OVER 60 PHOTOGRAPHS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN SEEN IN 80 YEARS!
FINALIST
2011 Indie International Book Awards
History Category
Aerial Aces of the
Universal Newsreel is
summed up best by its sub-title, A Researcher's Guide to the Aviation Related Stories Released Nationally by Universal
Pictures, 1929-1931. It’s a
useful and practical resource guide to the aviation people, places and events of
August 1929 through December 1931, as seen through the camera lens of the
Universal Newspaper Newsreel, as it was known back then.
Aerial Aces contains descriptions of 219 aviation-related stories released by Universal during that time period. They are listed in release order and each is identified with the title, reel number, event date, location, and length in seconds. Each story has a storyline based on the newsreel synopsis sheets, a description the film contained in the story, a word-for-word copy of the original narration script, and production and historical information, as appropriate. In the interest of accuracy, all newsreel titles were cross-referenced against various NARA inventories and only those titles that are known to currently exist are presented here in detail. The stories that didn’t survive, mostly due to film decay over the years, are listed by title in the Appendix.
The 219 stories contained within Aerial Aces: A Researcher's Guide to the Aviation Related Stories Released Nationally by Universal Pictures, provide a timeless reference to moving images of the aviation related activities covered during the first three years of the Universal Newspaper Newsreel. To see history as it actually happened is enlightening, instructive, and often rather dramatic.
Aerial Aces contains descriptions of 219 aviation-related stories released by Universal during that time period. They are listed in release order and each is identified with the title, reel number, event date, location, and length in seconds. Each story has a storyline based on the newsreel synopsis sheets, a description the film contained in the story, a word-for-word copy of the original narration script, and production and historical information, as appropriate. In the interest of accuracy, all newsreel titles were cross-referenced against various NARA inventories and only those titles that are known to currently exist are presented here in detail. The stories that didn’t survive, mostly due to film decay over the years, are listed by title in the Appendix.
The 219 stories contained within Aerial Aces: A Researcher's Guide to the Aviation Related Stories Released Nationally by Universal Pictures, provide a timeless reference to moving images of the aviation related activities covered during the first three years of the Universal Newspaper Newsreel. To see history as it actually happened is enlightening, instructive, and often rather dramatic.
WINNER
2011 Eric Hoffer Award
Reference Category
First Place General Non-Fiction
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