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The age of airpower
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Title
The age of airpower [electronic resource] / Martin van Creveld.
ISBN
9781586489816 (hardcover)
9781586489823 (e-book)
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : PublicAffairs, 2011.
Physical Description
xii, 498 p.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Into the blue, 1900-1939
Antecedents and beginnings
Test passed
Visions, organizations, and machines
From war to war
The greatest war of all, 1939-1945
From triumph to stalemate
War of factories, war of wits
Closing the ring
From carrier war to grand finale
The war that never was, 1945-1991
The dominant factor
The jet and the helicopter
Missiles, satellites, and drones
Paper wars
Little wars, 1945-2010
The twilight of naval aviation
From Korea to the Sinai
From the Sinai to Tehran
Spurious victories?
War amongst the people, 1898-2010
The first four decades
Lose and leave
A war too far
After Vietnam
Going down, 1945-?.
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