Air Power in the Age of Total War
John Buckley
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Paperback. Warfare in the first half of the 20th century was fundamentally and irrovocably altered by the birth and subsequent development of air power. This work assesses the role of air power in changing the face of battle on land and sea. Series: Warfare and History. Num Pages: 269 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Warfare in the first half of the 20th century was fundamentally and irrovocably altered by the birth and subsequent development of air power. This work assesses the role of air power in changing the face of battle on land and sea. Utilizing late-1990s research, the author demonstrates that the phenomenon of air power was both a cause and a crucial accelerating factor contributing to the theory and practice of total war. For instance, the expansion of warfare to the homefront was a direct result of bombing and indirectly due to the extent of national economic mobilization required to support first ... Read more
Warfare in the first half of the 20th century was fundamentally and irrovocably altered by the birth and subsequent development of air power. This work assesses the role of air power in changing the face of battle on land and sea. Utilizing late-1990s research, the author demonstrates that the phenomenon of air power was both a cause and a crucial accelerating factor contributing to the theory and practice of total war. For instance, the expansion of warfare to the homefront was a direct result of bombing and indirectly due to the extent of national economic mobilization required to support first ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
269
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
Warfare and History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857285895
SKU
V9781857285895
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Ref
99-16
About John Buckley
John Buckley University of Wolverhampton
Reviews for Air Power in the Age of Total War
'The book is a fine introduction to air power in the 20th century and contains an excellent bibliography of works in English.' R. Higham, Choice