Foundations of Russian military flight, 1885-1925 /

This is the first book in the English language to examine a critical early period in the development of military aviation in Russia (1919-1924). Set against the backdrop of the world changing events of World War I, the Russian Revolution and the formation of the Soviet Union, Libbey traces the growi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Libbey, James K. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Soviet Union. > Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Krasnai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡. > Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily > History. Aeronautics, Military > Soviet Union > History. Air power > Soviet Union > History. HISTORY / Military / Aviation.

Table of Contents:

Preparing the way
On the eve and start of the Great War (1910-1912)
Fall 1914 campaign
New roles for aircraft in 1915
Flight during the great retreat
The height of the air war
The 1917 revolution impacts squadrons
Reds versus Whites
Aviation and the civil war
Soviet victories in 1920 and 1921
Aircraft development 1918-1924.