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Air Power
A Global History
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Pub Date
Mar 01 2016
| Archive Date
Mar 18 2016
Description
This ground-breaking study 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.
This ground-breaking study 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...
Description
This ground-breaking study 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.
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This is a set of uncorrected page proofs. It is not a finished book and is not expected to look like one. Errors in spelling, page length, format and so forth will all be corrected by the time the...
A Note From the Publisher
This is a set of uncorrected page proofs. It is not a finished book and is not expected to look like one. Errors in spelling, page length, format and so forth will all be corrected by the time the book is published several months from now. Photos and diagrams, which may be included in the finished book, may not be included in this format. Uncorrected proofs are primarily useful so that you, the reader, might know months before actual publication what the author and publisher are offering. If you plan to quote the text in your review, you must check it with the publicist or against the final version. Please contact publicity@rowman.com with any questions. Thank you!
Advance Praise
Combining conceptual insight with clear, readable descriptions of technology, Jeremy Black describes how air power evolved from modest beginnings into a major national instrument of both deterrence and compellence. By covering the societal and psychological aspects of air warfare as well as air power’s 100-year history of delivering air superiority, situational awareness, manoeuvre and strike, this excellent book fills a real void in the existing literature. Highly recommended. - Col. Prof. John Andreas Olsen, RNoAf
Jeremy Black’s Air Power is destined to be the go-to book on the subject. While inspiring in its breadth and scope, the work does not lose sight of the key issues that propelled the development of military aviation such as leadership, technological advances, and political considerations. Most important, Black does not fall victim to air power theorists’ propaganda, instead maintaining a clear-eyed focus on the limitations of air power and its integration with land and sea forces. - Jason W. Warren, U.S. Army War College
Combining conceptual insight with clear, readable descriptions of technology, Jeremy Black describes how air power evolved from modest beginnings into a major national instrument of both deterrence...
Advance Praise
Combining conceptual insight with clear, readable descriptions of technology, Jeremy Black describes how air power evolved from modest beginnings into a major national instrument of both deterrence and compellence. By covering the societal and psychological aspects of air warfare as well as air power’s 100-year history of delivering air superiority, situational awareness, manoeuvre and strike, this excellent book fills a real void in the existing literature. Highly recommended. - Col. Prof. John Andreas Olsen, RNoAf
Jeremy Black’s Air Power is destined to be the go-to book on the subject. While inspiring in its breadth and scope, the work does not lose sight of the key issues that propelled the development of military aviation such as leadership, technological advances, and political considerations. Most important, Black does not fall victim to air power theorists’ propaganda, instead maintaining a clear-eyed focus on the limitations of air power and its integration with land and sea forces. - Jason W. Warren, U.S. Army War College
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Abbreviations
Preface
1.Introduction
2.The Start of a New Arm
3.The First World War
4.The 1920s
5.The 1930s
6.The Second World War
7.The Early Cold War, 1946–1962
8.The Cold War: The Middle Period, 1963–1975
9.The Later Cold War, 1976–1989
10.Air Power and the Revolution in Military Affairs, 1990–2003
11.A Complex Reality, 2004–2015
12.Into the Future
13.Conclusions
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Abbreviations
Preface
1.Introduction
2.The Start of a New Arm
3.The First World War
4.The 1920s
5.The 1930s
6.The Second World War
7.The Early Cold War, 1946–1962
8.The Cold War: The Middle Period, 1963–1975
...
Marketing Plan
Abbreviations
Preface
1.Introduction
2.The Start of a New Arm
3.The First World War
4.The 1920s
5.The 1930s
6.The Second World War
7.The Early Cold War, 1946–1962
8.The Cold War: The Middle Period, 1963–1975
9.The Later Cold War, 1976–1989
10.Air Power and the Revolution in Military Affairs, 1990–2003
11.A Complex Reality, 2004–2015
12.Into the Future
13.Conclusions
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author
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Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9781442250963 |
| PRICE |
$38.00 (USD)
|
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