Air power : the men, machines, and ideas that revolutionized war, from Kitty Hawk to Gulf War II / Stephen Budiansky.

Author/creator Budiansky, Stephen
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York, N.Y. : Viking, 2004.
Descriptionx, 518 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Air power--History.
Aeronautics, Military--History.

Contents Visions -- Bogeymen -- Realities -- Grand plans -- Lessons learned and mislearned -- The quest for precision -- The fight for the fighter -- Finest hour -- Air versus sea -- The temporary triumph of tactical aviation -- The Allied bomber offensive -- Strategic air command -- Hard knocks -- Precision, at last.
Review "This epic history draws on combat memoirs, letters, and diaries; archival records and museum collections; and eyewitness accounts by the men who fought - and the men who developed the breakthrough inventions and concepts - to weave a vivid and dramatic account of the airplane's revolutionary transformation of modern warfare."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [485]-499) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Budiansky, Stephen. Air power. New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2004
Issued in other formOnline version: Budiansky, Stephen. Air power. New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2004
LCCN 2003053530
ISBN0670032859 (acid-free paper)
ISBN9780670032853 (acid-free paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks UG625 .B83 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold