The dragonflies: The story of helicopters and autogiros

“The dream of flight is as old as the mind of man…”

So begins Robert Jackson’s incredible book on the history of helicopters.

It’s an epic tale that begins in the 4th Century B.C. and travels to ancient Greek physicists and great thinkers like Da Vinci. With dreams of fantastical flying machines that either soared magnificently or crashed to the ground, designs evolved throughout the centuries until, finally, the helicopter’s potential was finally recognized by the military. In combat, the helicopter's story goes from the early dreams of flight to daring searches and rescue missions…

Complex and compelling, The Dragonflies explores man’s relationship with flight in the most extraordinary, revealing way.