TAA had almost a fifty-year record of ground-breaking aviation throughout Australia. Along with Qantas, the airline helped Australia overcome the "tyranny of distance", and made a sustained contribution to aviation in its early years. 'Gunn's volumes are a major contribution to our understanding of significant elements in the twentieth century... Future general historians will have no excuse for ignoring aviation.' Cameron Hazlehurst, Australian Historical Studies 'Great aviation, great history and a great, great read. Congratulations yet again, Mr Gunn.' Frank Cranston, Canberra Times