The age of airpower / Martin van Creveld.

Author/creator Van Creveld, Martin, 1946-
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : PublicAffairs,
Descriptionxii, 498 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Subjects

Contents Into the blue, 1900-1939 -- Antecedents and beginnings -- Test passed -- Visions, organizations, and machines -- From war to war -- The greatest war of all, 1939-1945 -- From triumph to stalemate -- War of factories, war of wits -- Closing the ring -- From carrier war to grand finale -- The war that never was, 1945-1991 -- The dominant factor -- The jet and the helicopter -- Missiles, satellites, and drones -- Paper wars -- Little wars, 1945-2010 -- The twilight of naval aviation -- From Korea to the Sinai -- From the Sinai to Tehran -- Spurious victories? -- War amongst the people, 1898-2010 -- The first four decades -- Lose and leave -- A war too far -- After Vietnam -- Going down, 1945-?.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 443-484) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010042365
ISBN9781586489816 (hardcover)

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