Brassey's Air Combat Reader: Historic Feats and Aviation Legends (History of War)

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-Exupéry, 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. Looking back on his early military career, especially his assignments with the 4th Hussars campaigning across India's frontier and with the 21st Lancers charging the Dervishes at Omdurman, Winston Churchill lamented the demise of war as he had known it as a young man in the late nineteenth century. En samling af bidrag som beskriver luftkrigsførelse generelt dækkende perioden 1.verdenskrig til krigen i Iraq. Bogen afsluttes med et kapitel om luftkrigsførelse i det 21. århundrede The acclaimed anthology with contributions from best-selling authors Walter J. Boyne, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Robert Mason.