Air Power in the Age of Total War

List of contents

1 Air power in the age of total war 2 The birth of air power 3 The First World War, 1914–18 4 The development of air power doctrine and theory, 1918–39 5 Global air power, 1918–39 6 The war in Europe, 1939–45 7 The war in the Far East, 1937–45 8 Air power and the post-war world 9 Conclusions

About the author

John Buckley University of Wolverhampton

Summary

Warfare in the first half of the 20th century was fundamentally and irrovocably altered by the birth and subsequent development of air power. This work assesses the role of air power in changing the face of battle on land and sea.

Product details

• Authors: John Buckley
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.1998
• EAN: 9781857285888
• ISBN: 978-1-85728-588-8
• No. of pages: 270
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 490 g
• Series: Warfare and History
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / United States / General, Armed Conflict, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space