Military Aircraft, 1919-1945: An Illustrated History of Their Impact (Weapons & Warfare) (Weapons and Warfare)

by Justin Murphy (Author), Matthew McNiece (Author)

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Hardcover
2008
$129.49

An in-depth history of the time when airpower became the great equalizer, changing military strategy forever and bringing once-safe targets in reach.

* Comparative charts of aircraft production of the major powers during the interwar years and the Second World War
* Approximately 80 photographs and tables of the most important aircraft of the era, organized by type and by country

Synopsis

An in-depth history of the time when airpower became the great equalizer, changing military strategy forever and bringing once-safe targets in reach.

* Comparative charts of aircraft production of the major powers during the interwar years and the Second World War

* Approximately 80 photographs and tables of the most important aircraft of the era, organized by type and by country

$129.49

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20+ in stock

More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 364
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 15 Oct 2008
ISBN 10: 1851094989
ISBN 13: 9781851094981
Book Overview: At the end of World War I, the use of combat aircraft was still in its awkward, hit-or-miss infancy. By the end of World War II, the tactical and technological reach of airpower had changed modern warfare forever, not just in traditional battle zones, but at the home front, where cities, economies, and civilians all became targets.

Media Reviews

Considering the emergence of air power following World War I, this is a handy reference volume and fits well with the design of the series. While numerous other books on World War II aircraft are readily available, this volume with a textual emphasis provides more than those heavily illustrated selections. - ARBA
It covers a crucial era in military development and should be a part of any serious military collection and many a general-interest lending library. - The Midwest Book Review
Murphy and McNiece (history and history/political science, respectively, Howard Payne U.) take a higher-level look at the policies and strategies that made airpower the great equalizer in war and diplomacy as well as describe the great airplanes of World War II. They give full credit to the years between the world wars when military and political strategists realized the potential of aviation as a threat as well as a practical way to locate and attack locations unavailable or excessively dangerous to ground troops, and carefully catalog the full range of airships that developed as a result. Budding aficionados can use this to begin their research about specific machines or models and those with specific preferences will find this handy to make comparisons. The many period illustrations are useful and well-chosen. - Reference & Research Book News

Author Bio

Justin D. Murphy, Ph.D., is professor of history and director of the Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom Honors Program at Howard Payne University, Brownwood, TX. He is the author of ABC-CLIO's Military Aircraft, Origins to 1918.

Matthew A. McNiece is instructor of history and political science at Howard Payne University, Brownwood, TX. He is a contributing author to ABC-CLIO's The Encyclopedia of World War I: A Political, Social, and Military History and The Encyclopedia of World War II: A Political, Social, and Military History.