Strike from the Sky - The History of Battlefield Air Attack, 1910-1945

Chronicles the history of battlefield air attack from 1911, when the airplane was first used in war, to the end of World War II.

About the author

Richard P. Hallion retired as Senior Advisor for Air and Space Issues, Directorate for Security, Counterintelligence and Special Programs Oversight at the Pentagon. Among other works he is also the author of The Naval Air War in Korea, Rise of the Fighter Aircraft, 1914-1918, and Legacy of Flight: The Guggenheim Contribution to American Aviation. Air Vice-Marshal R. A. Mason, RAF, CBE, was air secretary and director general of Personnel Management for the Royal Air Force Ministry of Defence and coauthor of Air Power in the Nuclear Age and The Soviet Air Forces.

Summary

Chronicles the history of battlefield air attack from 1911, when the airplane was first used in war, to the end of World War II.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Hallion, Richard P. Hallion
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2010
• EAN: 9780817356576
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-5657-6
• No. of pages: 392
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration