Striking the hornets' nest : naval aviation and the origins of strategic bombing in World War I / Geoffrey L. Rossano and Thomas Wildenberg.

Author/creator Rossano, Geoffrey Louis author.
Other author Wildenberg, Thomas, 1947- author.
Format Book
PublicationAnnapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2015]
Descriptionxiii, 277 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Great Britain. Royal Naval Air Service--History.
United States. Navy. Northern Bombing Group--History.
World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations.
Naval aviation--History. --20th century.
Bombing, Aerial--History. --20th century.
Air power--History. --20th century.

Portion of title Naval aviation and the origins of strategic bombing in World War I
Contents Blazing the path: the Royal Naval Air Service and the beginnings of strategic bombing -- Crushing the hornets' nest -- Naval aviation enters the arena: April-December 1917 -- The Dunkirk dilemma -- Bombardment aviation: America to the rescue -- The General Board speaks: January-March 1918 -- Paris charts a different course: January-April 1918 -- The great debate: March-May 1918 -- Night bombers needed -- Putting the plan into motion: May-July 1918 -- Training of personnel -- Capronis coveted: Army versus Navy in Italy -- Airbases and support facilities -- Send in the Marines -- Learning from the British: July-November 1918 -- Operations against the enemy: the campaign begins -- Operations against the enemy: day bombing -- Bombing, bombing, and more bombing -- Lessons and legacies.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Rossano, Geoffrey Louis. Striking the hornets' nest Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2015] 9781612513911
LCCN 2015025440
ISBN9781612513904 (alk. paper)
ISBN1612513905 (alk. paper)

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