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Air power = a global history /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Air power / Jeremy Black
Reminder of title:	a global history /
Author:	Black, Jeremy,
Description:	1 online resource
Subject:	Air power - History -
Online resource:	http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/ROWMANB0013707.html
ISBN:	9781442250970

Air power = a global history /
Black, Jeremy,1955-

Air power a global history /[electronic resource] :Jeremy Black - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index

The start of a new arm -- The First World War -- The 1920s -- The 1930s -- The Second World War -- The early Cold War, 1946-1962 - - The Cold War: the middle period, 1963-1975 -- The later Cold War, 1976-1989 -- Air power and the Revolution in Military Affairs, 1990-2003 -- A complex reality, 2004-2015 -- Into the future -- Conclusions

"This essential book offers a compelling and original interpretation of the rise of military aviation. Jeremy Black, one of the world’s finest scholars of military history, provides a lucid analysis of the use of airpower over land and sea both during the two world wars and the more limited wars of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Considering both the theory and praxis of air power, the author begins with hot air balloons, and then highlights the use of zeppelins, piston engine fighters, jet bombers, and finally the so-called Military Revolution of today. While discussing the growth of American and European military aviation, Black, a pioneer in emphasizing the importance of non-Western military history for understanding global developments, also traces the emergence of air power in Latin America, Africa, and Asia

ISBN: 9781442250970Subjects--Topical Terms:

1176307
Air power
--HistoryIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

761329
Electronic books

LC Class. No.: UG630 / .B48 2016eb

Dewey Class. No.: 358.4/03

Air power = a global history /
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505 0 $a The start of a new arm -- The First World War -- The 1920s -- The 1930s -- The Second World War -- The early Cold War, 1946-1962 - - The Cold War: the middle period, 1963-1975 -- The later Cold War, 1976-1989 -- Air power and the Revolution in Military Affairs, 1990-2003 -- A complex reality, 2004-2015 -- Into the future -- Conclusions
520 $a "This essential book offers a compelling and original interpretation of the rise of military aviation. Jeremy Black, one of the world’s finest scholars of military history, provides a lucid analysis of the use of airpower over land and sea both during the two world wars and the more limited wars of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Considering both the theory and praxis of air power, the author begins with hot air balloons, and then highlights the use of zeppelins, piston engine fighters, jet bombers, and finally the so-called Military Revolution of today. While discussing the growth of American and European military aviation, Black, a pioneer in emphasizing the importance of non-Western military history for understanding global developments, also traces the emergence of air power in Latin America, Africa, and Asia
520 $a Black breaks new ground by exploring not only to conventional war—both inside and outside Europe—but also to the use of air power in unconventional wars, especially critical given to the spread of insurgencies around the globe. He vividly describes traditional debates over the pros and cons of strategic bombing and aircraft carriers versus battleships and gives equal attention to managerial, doctrinal, and technological innovations. The author shows how better management resulted in increasing lethality of close air support of the RAF during the latter part of World War II and at the same times highlights the limits of air power with case studies of the two Gulf Wars. The author goes beyond our traditional understanding of air power associated with bombing and fighter engagements, adding the important elements associated with naval power, including ground/logistics support, anti- aircraft measures, and political constraints
520 $a As he explains, air power has become Western politicians’ weapon of choice, spreading maximum destruction with the minimum of commitment. His current and comprehensive study considers how we got to this point, and what the future has in store. Anyone seeking a balanced, accurate understanding of air power in history will find this book an essential introduction."--Publisher's information
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