Brassey's Air Combat Reader

by PhilipHandleman (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1999

  $11.25

  An anthology of some of the century's best writing from around the world on air combat, divided into six sections spanning the history of military aviation, from WWI to the Persian Gulf War. There is also a section on the art and science of air warfare. Each of the 28 excerpts is introduced and plac

• Used

  Paperback
  2005

  $3.46

  Showcasing the twentieth century's best writing on the topic of air combat from World War I through the Gulf War, Brassey's Air Combat Reader examines the evolution of air combat strategy and tactics. It includes extracts from memoirs by such legends as Antoine de Saint-Exupery, hair-raising third-person accounts by such great pilots as Douglas Bader and by such heroic leaders as Pete Mitscher, and one compelling work of fiction by best-selling novelist Walter Boyne. Classic writings on the art and science of air warfare by visionaries Billy Mitchell, Giulio Douhet, and others trace the evolution of military aviation. Philip Handleman concludes with an insightful chapter about the future of air warfare.