The book, The Water Jump: The Story Of Transatlantic Flight reviews the history of the attempts, both successful and failed to fly the Atlantic Ocean from the dawn of flight up through the mid 1970s.  In this fascinating review of transatlantic flight the author highlights the efforts of the now legendary aviation pioneers Read, Alcock & Brown and Lindbergh, as well as, as many who gambled and lost their bid to conquer the Atlantic Ocean.  The author involves the reader in the drama of man against the elements, as well as, man against man in the natural competitive spirit in the race to be first.  Falling on the heals of the early transatlantic flights “The Water Jump: The Story Of Transatlantic Flight” also chronicles the pioneering efforts to establish regular commercial airline service between North America and Europe.  Opening with a passenger taking off in a jumbo jet, this book outlines the kaleidoscope of activity that came before: the vision & the blindness, the guesses, mistakes and waste, the inevitable political interference & technical advances, the larger-than-life personalities, the tragedies, the perseverance and the triumphs.  The author’s background of having served in the Royal Air Force during World War II and subsequent experience as a British Overseas Airways Captain who made almost 200 Atlantic crossings helps to give the reader useful insight into the history of transatlantic air travel.  The major sections of “The Water Jump: The Story Of Transatlantic Flight” includes the following major sections: 1) Forward; 2) Chapter One – The Race To Be First; 3) Chapter Two – The Military Merry-Go-Round; 4) Chapter Three – The Flying Fools; 5) Chapter Four – Those Daring Young Men On The Flying Trapeze; 6) Chapter Five – The Airlines Move To The Starting Point; 7) Chapter Six – The Gentlemen’s Agreement; 8) Chapter Seven – The Race For the Right Vehicle; 9) Chapter Eight – The Proving Flights; 10) Chapter Nine – The Commercial Race Is Won; 11) Chapter Ten – War Comes To The North Atlantic; 12) Chapter Eleven – The Buttercup Route; 13) Chapter Twelve – The Point Of No Return; 14) Chapter Thirteen – Passengers Come To The North Atlantic; 15) Chapter Fourteen – Selling The Water Jump; 16) Chapter Fifteen – The Race To Be Fastest; 17) Chapter Sixteen – The Age Of The Big Jets; 18) Chapter Seventeen – Landfall; 19) Chapter Eighteen – Cleared To Descend; 20) Chapter Nineteen – The Happy Landing; 21) Selected Bibliography; 22) Aircraft And Engines and 23) Index.  In addition to an informative narrative, “The Water Jump: The Story Of Transatlantic Flight” includes the following features: 1) Approximately 111 black and white photographs; 2) Six black and white illustrations and 3) 6 maps.  This book is 304 pages and is in Very Good condition.  The author is David Beaty.  Edition published in 1976.