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Autore |
Tedder Arthur William Tedder, Baron, <1890-1967.> |
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Titolo |
Air power in war / / Arthur William Tedder ; introduction by Vincent Orange |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2010 |
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Edizione |
[University of Alabama Press pbk. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (137 p.) |
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OrangeVincent <1935-2012.> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1947. With new introd. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : life and career of Arthur William Tedder -- The utilities of war -- Air superiority -- Air power in relation to sea power -- The exercise of air power. |
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Arthur Tedder, who was knighted and raised to the peerage for his contributions to the Allied victory in World War II, served in the British air force in World War I and played an important role in professionalizing and organizing British air forces between the two world wars. During World War II he held a succession of increasingly vital air force posts. In addition to his achievements as Air Commander-in-Chief in the North African theater early in the war, Tedder's most lasting contribution was as Deputy Supreme Commander under Dwight D. Eisenhower. He deser |
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