Army of the sky
Subtitle: Russian military aviation before the Great War, 1904-1914
By: Gregory Vitarbo
Series: Studies in modern European history -- vol. 68; Studies in modern European history -- v. 68.
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781433114908; 9781453902660
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Military Aeronautics; Russia. Armii︠a︡; Air forces; Aviation; Russia; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Technology, community, and reform in the Russian Imperial Army; title: Flights of fancy; title: Paths to the future; title: Institutions and adaptation; title: Personality, professionalism, and the politics of command; title: Pioneers, poseurs, professional; title: Officers, gentlemen, citizens; title: Ceremony and spectacle; title: Military aviation and the imperatives of modernity.