History of Warfare: War In The Air 1914-45 (The History of Warfare)

War in the Air 1914-45 КНИГИ ;ВОЕННАЯ ИСТОРИЯ Издательство: CassellЯзык: английскийФормат: PDFРазмер: 76.01 Мб ifolder.ru 0 COVER......Page 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 6 CONTENTS......Page 8 MAP LIST......Page 10 The War in the West: 1915-16......Page 29 ZEPPELIN RAIDS ON BRITAIN, 1915......Page 39 THE FLIGHT OF THE L59, 21-5 NOVEMBER 1917......Page 49 COMPARATIVE RANGE AND SPEED, 1914 AND 1918......Page 56 THE GOTHA RAIDS, 25 MAY - 12 AUGUST 1917......Page 70 WINGS OVER THE ATLANTIC, 1919-39......Page 81 EMPIRE OF THE AIR......Page 85 THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR, FRANCO'S AIRLIFT......Page 111 BATTLE OF BRITAIN, JULY-OCTOBER 1940......Page 125 STALINGRAD AIRLIFT, SEPTEMBER 1942 - FEBRUARY 1943......Page 139 BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC, 1942-5......Page 146 DAMBUSTERS RAID, 16-17 MAY 1943......Page 155 A COLD NIGHT OVER GERMANY, 22-3 OCTOBER 1943......Page 157 OPERATION MARKET GARDEN, SEPTEMBER 1944......Page 159 ALLIED BOMBING, 1944-5......Page 167 JAPANESE ATTACKS, 7 DECEMBER 1941......Page 179 BOMBING OF JAPAN, JUNE 1944 - AUGUST 1945......Page 208 NAGASAKI, 9 AUGUST 1945......Page 210 CHRONOLOGY......Page 11 INTRODUCTION......Page 16 THE FIRST WORLD WAR......Page 26 The Air War in Other Theaters, 1914-16......Page 46 The Inconclusive Battles: 1917......Page 50 1918: The Last Year......Page 66 Strategic Bombing......Page 73 The War in the Air......Page 75 THE INTERWAR YEARS......Page 78 Developing Theories of Air Power......Page 80 National Developments: Britain......Page 87 The Americans......Page 92 The Germans......Page 98 The Other Air Forces......Page 107 Conclusion......Page 114 THE AIR WAR IN EUROPE......Page 116 The Early Campaigns of the Second World War......Page 118 Barbarossa and the Eastern Front......Page 132 The War at Sea......Page 143 The Mediterranean......Page 148 The Defeat of the Luftwaffe......Page 151 Air Power and the Winning of the War......Page 170 AIR WAR IN THE PACIFIC......Page 176 The Background......Page 177 Japan uber Alles......Page 182 The Battle of Attrition: The Solomons and New Guinea......Page 188 The American Tide......Page 194 Air War in the China-Burma- India Theater......Page 197 The Japanese Defeat......Page 199 CONCLUSION......Page 211 BIOGRAPHIES......Page 213 FURTHER READING......Page 217 INDEX......Page 219 PICTURE CREDITS......Page 225 COVER......Page 226 Almost as soon as airplanes were invented, military strategists realized their potential: only 10 years after the first flight, planes had become weapons of war. In the First World War planes served as scouts, fighters, and bombers--and by World War II all the advanced states had large military air forces dedicated to bombardment. There was even a belief that land forces would become obsolete. Starting with the less-than-perfect aircraft that flew over Europe in 1915, which caused countless deaths, see how technology developed between the wars; the early campaigns of WWII; air battles on the Eastern front; the defeat of the Luftwaffe; and sky combat in the Pacific. Of particular importance: the raids over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where planes achieved total dominance, heralding a new era of warfare. As early as the First World War planes served as scouts, fighters, and bombers -- and by World War II most of the advanced nations had large military air forces dedicated to bombardment. Starting with the less-than-perfect aircraft that flew over Europe in 1915, which caused countless deaths, see how technology developed between the wars; the early campaigns of WWII; air battles on the Eastern front; the defeat of the Luftwaffe; and sky combat in the Pacific. Explores how airplanes were used in World War I and World War II