Bombing the People - Giulio Douhet and the Foundations of Air-Power Strategy, 1884-1939

Informationen zum Autor Thomas Hippler is Associate Professor at Sciences Po Lyon, University of Lyon. His previous publications include Citizens, Soldiers and National Armies: Military Service in France and Germany (2007). Klappentext Charts how Giulio Douhet's pioneering strategy of targeting civilian populations with air power developed from 1884 to World War II. Zusammenfassung Giulio Douhet was one of the world's most important early air-power strategists. This book offers the first comprehensive interpretation of Douhet's strategic thinking and its broader context. It charts the development of the strategy of targeting civilian populations from colonial warfare to the wake of World War II. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Douhet's Strategic Thought: 1. The early Douhet; 2. History or technology?; 3. From pacifism to indiscriminate bombing; 4. The command of the air; Part II. Douhetism under Discussion: 5. Air power and the strategic context; 6. Alternatives to Douhetism; 7. Amedeo Mecozzi, the 'anti-Douhet'; Epilogue; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Hippler, Hippler Thomas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.08.2013
• EAN: 9781107037946
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03794-6
• No. of pages: 291
• Series: Cambridge Military Histories; Cambridge Military Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Military / General, military history, Air forces & warfare, Air forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space