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245 00 a| Why air forces fail :b| the anatomy of defeat /c| edited by Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris.;

250 a| Revised and expanded edition.;

264 1 a| Lexington :b| University Press of Kentucky,c| [2016];

300 a| 454 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction / Robin Higham -- Poland's military aviation, September 1939 : it never had a chance / Michael Alfred Peszke -- L'Armée de l'air, 1933-1940 : drifting toward defeat / Anthony Christopher Cain -- The Arab air forces / Robin Higham -- Defeat of the German and Austro-Hungarian air forces in the Great War, 1909-1918 / John H. Morrow Jr. -- Downfall of the Regia Aeronautica, 1933-1943 / Brian R. Sullivan -- The Imperial Japanese Air Forces / Osamu Tagaya -- Defeat of the Luftwaffe, 1935-1945 / James S. Corum -- The Argentine Air Force versus Britain in the Falkland Islands, 1982 / René De La Pedraja -- From disaster to recovery : Russia's air forces in the two world wars / David R. Jones -- The United States in the Pacific / Mark Parillo -- Defeats of the Royal Air Force : Norway, France, Greece, and Malaya, 1940-1942 / Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris -- RAF Bomber Command as Phoenix / Stephen J. Harris -- American airpower in Vietnam : doomed to failure? / Kenneth P. Werrell -- Conclusion / Stephen J. Harris and Robin Higham.;

520 a| "Since the publication of the first edition of Why Air Forces Fail, the debate over airpower's role in military operations has only intensified. Here, eminent historians Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris assemble a team of experts to add essential new details to their cautionary tale for current practitioners of aerial warfare. Together, the contributors examine the complex, often deep-seated, reasons for the catastrophic failures of the Russian, Polish, French, British, Italian, German, Argentine, and American air services. Complemented by reading lists and suggestions for further research, this seminal study with two new chapters provides an essential and detailed analysis of defeat."--c| Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| Air forcesx| Historyy| 20th century.=| ^A127588;

650 0 a| Aeronautics, Militaryx| Historyy| 20th century.=| ^A989805;

650 0 a| Military history, Moderny| 20th century.=| ^A36208;

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650 7 a| Military history, Modern.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01021239;

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700 1 a| Higham, Robin,d| 1925-2015e| editor.=| ^A33777;

700 1 a| Harris, Stephen Johne| editor.=| ^A236385;

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Why air forces fail : the anatomy of defeat / edited by Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris.

Other author	Higham, Robin, 1925-2015 editor.
Other author	Harris, Stephen John editor.
Format	Book
Edition	Revised and expanded edition.
Publication	Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2016]
Copyright Date	©2016
Description	454 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subjects	Air forces--History. --20th century. Aeronautics, Military--History. --20th century. Military history, Modern--20th century.

Contents	Introduction / Robin Higham -- Poland's military aviation, September 1939 : it never had a chance / Michael Alfred Peszke -- L'Armée de l'air, 1933-1940 : drifting toward defeat / Anthony Christopher Cain -- The Arab air forces / Robin Higham -- Defeat of the German and Austro-Hungarian air forces in the Great War, 1909-1918 / John H. Morrow Jr. -- Downfall of the Regia Aeronautica, 1933-1943 / Brian R. Sullivan -- The Imperial Japanese Air Forces / Osamu Tagaya -- Defeat of the Luftwaffe, 1935-1945 / James S. Corum -- The Argentine Air Force versus Britain in the Falkland Islands, 1982 / René De La Pedraja -- From disaster to recovery : Russia's air forces in the two world wars / David R. Jones -- The United States in the Pacific / Mark Parillo -- Defeats of the Royal Air Force : Norway, France, Greece, and Malaya, 1940-1942 / Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris -- RAF Bomber Command as Phoenix / Stephen J. Harris -- American airpower in Vietnam : doomed to failure? / Kenneth P. Werrell -- Conclusion / Stephen J. Harris and Robin Higham.
Abstract	"Since the publication of the first edition of Why Air Forces Fail, the debate over airpower's role in military operations has only intensified. Here, eminent historians Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris assemble a team of experts to add essential new details to their cautionary tale for current practitioners of aerial warfare. Together, the contributors examine the complex, often deep-seated, reasons for the catastrophic failures of the Russian, Polish, French, British, Italian, German, Argentine, and American air services. Complemented by reading lists and suggestions for further research, this seminal study with two new chapters provides an essential and detailed analysis of defeat."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	History.
ISBN	0813167515
ISBN	9780813167510
ISBN	9780813123745
ISBN	0813123747

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