The Age of Airpower
Airpower, more than any other factor, has shaped war in the twentieth century. In this fascinating narrative history, Martin van Creveld vividly portrays the rise of the plane as a tool of war and the evolution of both technology and strategy. He documents seminal battles and turning points, and relates stories of individual daring and collective mastery of the skies. However, the end of airpower's glorious age is drawing near. The conventional wisdom to the contrary, modern precision guided munitions have not made fighter bombers more effective against many kinds of targets than their predecessors in World War II. U.S. ground troops calling…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-58648-982-3
- EAN: 9781586489823
- Produktnummer: 22913395
- Verlag: PublicAffairs
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 512 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'953 KB
Über den Autor
Martin van Creveld is an internationally recognized authority on military history and strategy. The author of twenty-two books which were translated into twenty languages, he has lectured or taught at virtually every strategic institute, military or civilian, in the Western world. He lives near Jerusalem.
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