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Air power history : turning points from Kitty Hawk to Kosovo
Title
Air power history : turning points from Kitty Hawk to Kosovo / edited by Sebastian Cox and Peter Gray with an introduction by Richard Overy.
ISBN
1135315981
1135316058
1135316120
1315040158
9781135315986
9781135316051
9781135316129
9781315040158
0714652911
0714682578
9780714652917
9780714682570
Publication
London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2002.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xix, 362 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Summary
He 20th century saw air power transformed from novelists' fantasy into stark reality. From string and canvas to precision weaponry and stealth, air power has progressed to become not only the weapon of first political choice, but often the only conceivable option. This rapid development has given rise to considerable debate and controversy with those holding entrenched views rarely slow to shout their case. Many myths have grown over the period, ranging from the once much vaunted ability of air power to win wars alone through to its impact as a coercive tool. This volume examines the th.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Air power history
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Series
Cass series--studies in air power, 13
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Learning in real time: the development and implementation of air power in the First World War / Tami Biddle
Achieving air ascendancy: challenge and response in British strategic air defence, 1915-40 / John Ferris
The Royal Naval Air Service: a very modern service / Christina J.M. Goulter
The Luftwaffe and lessons learned in the Spanish Civil War / James S. Corum
The Second World War as a turning point in air power / Richard P. Hallion
Maritime air power and the Second World War: Britain, the USA and Japan / John Buckley
A neglected turning point in air power history: air power and the fall of France / Stuart W. Peach
'Learning is winning': Soviet air power doctrine, 1935-41 / James Sterret
The development of tactical air doctrine in North Africa, 1940-43 / Brad Gladman
Logistics doctrine and the impact of war: the Royal Air Force's experience in the Second World War / Peter Dye
Australia and the war in the Pacific, 1942-45 / Ian MacFarling
Planning the air campaign: the Washington perspective / Diane Putney
The 1991 bombing of Baghdad: air power theory vs Iraqi realities / John Andreas Olsen
The Gulf War and UK air power doctrine and practice / Sebastian Cox and Sebastian Ritchie
Solidifying the foundation: Vietnam's impact on the basic doctrine of the US Air Force / Mark Clodfelter
Air power victorious? Britain and NATO strategy during the Kosovo Conflict / Sebastian Ritchie
The Balkans: an air power basket case? / Peter W. Gray.
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