The age of airpower /
Van Creveld, Martin, 1946-
The age of airpower / Martin van Creveld. - 1st ed. - New York : PublicAffairs, - xii, 498 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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-?
A renowned military historian tells the story of airpower's rise in the twentieth century-- and argues that its great days are over.
9781586489816 158648981X 9781610391085 161039108X
Perseus Books Group, C/O Perseus Distribution 1094 Flex Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301, (731)9884440 SAN 631-760X
2010042365
Air power--History.
Air power.
Luftwaffe.
Luftkrieg.
--historia.
History.
UG630 / .V285 2011
358.4/03
The age of airpower / Martin van Creveld. - 1st ed. - New York : PublicAffairs, - xii, 498 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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-?
A renowned military historian tells the story of airpower's rise in the twentieth century-- and argues that its great days are over.
9781586489816 158648981X 9781610391085 161039108X
Perseus Books Group, C/O Perseus Distribution 1094 Flex Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301, (731)9884440 SAN 631-760X
2010042365
Air power--History.
Air power.
Luftwaffe.
Luftkrieg.
--historia.
History.
UG630 / .V285 2011
358.4/03