Why air forces fail : the anatomy of defeat /

Since the publication of the first edition of Why Air Forces Fail, the debate over airpower's role in military operations has only intensified. Here, eminent historians Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris assemble a team of experts to add essential new details to their cautionary tale for curren...

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Other Authors: Higham, Robin, 1925-2015, Harris, Stephen John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2016]
Edition:Revised and expanded edition.
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Summary:Since the publication of the first edition of Why Air Forces Fail, the debate over airpower's role in military operations has only intensified. Here, eminent historians Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris assemble a team of experts to add essential new details to their cautionary tale for current practitioners of aerial warfare. Together, the contributors examine the complex, often deep-seated, reasons for the catastrophic failures of the Russian, Polish, French, British, Italian, German, Argentine and American air services. Complemented by reading lists and suggestions for further research, this seminal study with two new chapters provides an essential and detailed analysis of defeat.
Physical Description:454 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0813167515
9780813167510
9780813123745
0813123747