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Autore |
Murphy Justin D |
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Military aircraft, 1919-1945 : an illustrated history of their impact / / Justin D. Murphy and Matthew A. McNiece |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2008 |
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New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024 |
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979-84-00-68559-0 |
1-282-02520-1 |
9786612025204 |
1-85109-404-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 348 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Weapons and warfare series |
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Soggetti |
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Airplanes, Military - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Approximately 80 photographs and tables of the most important aircraft of the era, organized by type and by country. |
Comparative charts of aircraft production of the major powers during the interwar years and the Second World War. |
Covers the advent of modern aircraft both chronologically and plane by plane. |
Emphasizes the importance of industrial production on the home front in determining the effectiveness of air power. |
Provides the most thorough and accessible overview of interwar and World War II aircraft to date, in a format designed as a reference source for a general audience and specialists. |
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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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Cover; Contents; Introduction to Weapons and Warfare Series; Preface and Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE: Military Aviation in the Interwar Years, 1919-1939; CHAPTER TWO: Military Aviation in World War II, 1939-1945; CHAPTER THREE: Fighter and Attack Aircraft; CHAPTER FOUR: Bomber Aircraft; CHAPTER FIVE: Reconnaissance and Auxiliary Aircraft; CHAPTER SIX: Naval Aircraft; Aircraft by Country; Aircraft in Alphabetical Order; Glossary of Terms; A Selective Bibliography of Military Aircraft, 1919-1945; Index; About the Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Military Aircraft, 1919-1945: An Illustrated History of Their Impact covers a crucial era in modern warfare technology. Ranging from the |
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development of airpower doctrines in the aftermath of World War I to the aircraft and missions that put those doctrines into action during World War II, it provides an expert summing-up of the decades when the use of aircraft in battle came of age. In chapters covering both the history of air power and specific types of aircraft (fighters, bombers, reconnaissance and auxiliary planes), Military Aircraft, 1919-1945 introduces key theorists and designers, describes important changes in technology and production, and recreates spectacular episodes from Pearl Harbor to the London Blitz to the Enola Gay. Readers will see the dramatic impact of the first generation of modern military aircraft on land and sea. They will also see how the expansion of war to the skies brought economic opportunity to some home fronts, and looming terror and devastation to others. |
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