100 years of air power and aviation
By: Robin Higham.
Contributors: Higham, Robin D. S.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Centennial of flight series -- no. 5
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 435
Subjects: Air power -- History.
Other titles: One hundred years of air power and aviation
Description: In this precise, interpretive and informative volume, Higham looks at everything from the roots of strategic bombing and tactical air power to the lessons learned and unlearned during the invasion of Ethiopia, the war in China and the Spanish Civil War. He also considers the problems posed by jet aircraft in Korea and the use of Patriot missiles in the Persian Gulf. He covers anti-guerrilla operations, doctrine, industrial activities and equipment, as well as the development of commercial airlines.
Notes: Originally published: Air Power. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1972.