Airpower : theory and practice /

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Imprint:London ; Portland, Or. : F. Cass, 1995.
Description:276 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1826824
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Varying Form of Title:Air power
Other uniform titles:Journal of strategic studies. Vol. 18, no. 1 (Supplement)
Other authors / contributors:Gooch, John, 1945-
ISBN:0714646571 (cloth)
0714641863 (paper)
Notes:"This group of studies first appeared in a special issue on 'Airpower: theory and practice' of The Journal of strategic studies, vol. 18, no. 1"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Proselytiser and prophet
  • institution and airpower - the making of the French Air Force
  • the Lufwaffe and the coalition air war in Spain, 1936-1939
  • British and American approaches to strategic bombing - their origins and implementation in the World War II combined bomber offensive
  • "Precision" and "area" bombing - who did which, and when?
  • Atlantic airpower co-operation, 1941-1945
  • strategic bombers over the missile horizon, 1957-1963
  • airpower vs electricity - electric power as a target for strategic air operations