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UNINA9910465524503321 |
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Slessor John Cotesworth, Sir, <1897-> |
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Titolo |
Air power and armies [[electronic resource] /] / J.C. Slessor ; foreword by Phillip S. Meilinger |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (261 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Air power - Great Britain - History |
World War, 1914-1918 - Aerial operations, British |
Aeronautics, Military - Great Britain |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: London : Oxford University Press, 1936. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Air superiority -- pt. 2. The selection of objectives -- pt. 3. The Battle of Amiens, August 8th-11th, 1918 -- pt. 4. Conclusions. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Sir John Cotesworth Slessor (1897-1979) was one of Great Britain's most influential airmen. He played a significant role in building the World War II Anglo-American air power partnership as an air planner on the Royal Air Force Staff, the British Chiefs of Staff, and the Combined Chiefs of Staff. He coordinated allied strategy in 1940-41, helped create an Anglo-American bomber alliance in 1942, and drafted the compromise at the Casablanca Conference that broke a deadlock in Anglo-American strategic debate. Also, Slessor was instrumental in defeating the U-boat menace as RAF Coastal |
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