Air Power in the Age of Total War
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Air Land Battle
Air Power
Air Power Advocates
Air Power Developed
Air Superiority
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battles
bombing
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Close Air Support Operations
Cold War deterrence
Conventional Air Power
defence studies textbook
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economic mobilisation warfare
Effective Doctrine
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evolution of aerial warfare doctrine
Ground Forces
hills
HMS Ark Royal
international military strategy
japanese
Japanese Air Power
kill
Kill Devil Hills
maritime
Maritime Air Power
Mass Industrial War
military aviation history
NATO Commitment
NATO's Development
NATO’s Development
Pearl Harbor Raid
RAF Fighter
RAF's Bomber Command
RAF’s Bomber Command
strategic
Strategic Air Power
Strategic Bombing
Strategic Bombing Offensive
Strategic Bombing Theory
superiority
Tactical Air Power
Tactical Nuclear Weapons
twentieth century conflict
Product details
- ISBN 9781857285895
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 16 Dec 1998
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Warfare in the first half of the 20th century was fundamentally and irrovocably altered by the birth and subsequent development of air power. This work assesses the role of air power in changing the face of battle on land and sea. Utilizing late-1990s research, the author demonstrates that the phenomenon of air power was both a cause and a crucial accelerating factor contributing to the theory and practice of total war. For instance, the expansion of warfare to the homefront was a direct result of bombing and indirectly due to the extent of national economic mobilization required to support first rate air power status. In addition, the move away from the principle of total war with the onset of the Cold War and the replacement of air power by ICBMs is thoroughly examined. This work should provide students of international history, war studies, defence and strategic studies with an insight into 20th-century warfare.
John Buckley University of Wolverhampton
