A fascinating study of the changing military role of air power in the 20th century, this book examines the sensational impact of the Great War, the pioneering work of air power theorists and visionaries in the interwar period, the air arms race, the Second World War in Europe and the Far East, and, finally, the post-war period.
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'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
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John Buckley is Lecturer in History at the University of Wolverhampton.
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Excellent Overview of a Much Misstated History,
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This is an excellent, thoughtful, and thorough summary of the history of air power. Prof. Buckley artfully and succinctly weaves the national strategies, technological, and aeronautical industry capabilities of the major air power countries (and their respective and often competing air services) into a coherent story of the progression of air warfare from balloons to Desert Storm, puncturing a number of conventionally-accepted myths along the way. This is not a treatise on hardware, but on the often conflicting expectations and capabilities of air power over 50 years of modern warfare.
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John Buckley's Air Power In The Age Of Total War, determines that aeronautical technology is what allows for a climax in `total war'. The author describes total war as the expansion of battlefield strategy onto the urban sectors of enemy territory. Total war has two primary effects. Bringing air war tactics to the home front creates both physical and psychological disruption to the enemy's war efforts. Though some of the material can be dry at times, it is necessary information to include in supporting the book's thesis and providing the historical evolution of `strategic' air warfare. As well, targeting industrialization destroys the enemy's war economy by severing military life lines. Throughout his work, Buckley maintains a focus on a clear thesis. Furthermore, he summarizes his argument through the use of an effective title.
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An Academic on War,
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This review is from: Air Power in the Age of Total War (Library Binding)
A rarity in academic books, "Air Power in the Age of Total War" is insightful, clear, and readable. Because of these three qualities, it is also delightful to read.
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There have been many changes in the nature and conduct of war in the twentieth century, but perhaps that which has had the greatest impact, both in revolutionizing the battlefield and in expanding the scale and scope of war, has been the advent of air power. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
attritional rates, maritime air power, air power development, air power resources, conventional air power, battlefield air attack, first air war, massed bombing, aerial development, air power strategy, air power advocates, strategic bombing theory, air power capability, strategic air war, ground support operations, air power doctrine, air doctrine, military air power, attritional battles, air mindedness, strategic bombing offensive, strategic air power, air support operations, world encyclopaedia, interwar era Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Pearl Harbor, Cold War, Royal Navy, Bomber Command, Soviet Union, Eastern Front, Red Army, Spanish Civil War, Far East, Western Front, War Ministry, British Isles, English Channel, Warsaw Pact, Korean War, Billy Mitchell, Imperial Germany, Operation Barbarossa, Army Air Corps, Battle of the Atlantic, Coastal Command, Eastern Bloc, Imperial Japanese Navy, Maginot Line New!
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There have been many changes in the nature and conduct of war in the twentieth century, but perhaps that which has had the greatest impact, both in revolutionizing the battlefield and in expanding the scale and scope of war, has been the advent of air power. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
attritional rates, maritime air power, air power development, air power resources, conventional air power, battlefield air attack, first air war, massed bombing, aerial development, air power strategy, air power advocates, strategic bombing theory, air power capability, strategic air war, ground support operations, air power doctrine, air doctrine, military air power, attritional battles, air mindedness, strategic bombing offensive, strategic air power, air support operations, world encyclopaedia, interwar era Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Pearl Harbor, Cold War, Royal Navy, Bomber Command, Soviet Union, Eastern Front, Red Army, Spanish Civil War, Far East, Western Front, War Ministry, British Isles, English Channel, Warsaw Pact, Korean War, Billy Mitchell, Imperial Germany, Operation Barbarossa, Army Air Corps, Battle of the Atlantic, Coastal Command, Eastern Bloc, Imperial Japanese Navy, Maginot Line New!
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- Pearl Harbor (A Day That Made History Series) by Nathan Harris on page 158
- United States Air Force (U.S. Armed Forces (Heinemann Paperback)) by Ellen Hopkins in Back Matter
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