02553nam 2200589 a 450 991046552450332120200520144314.00-8173-8330-1(CKB)2560000000079462(EBL)835606(OCoLC)772845307(SSID)ssj0000588607(PQKBManifestationID)11351991(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000588607(PQKBWorkID)10646528(PQKB)11136856(MiAaPQ)EBC835606(OCoLC)778885754(MdBmJHUP)muse9125(Au-PeEL)EBL835606(CaPaEBR)ebr10527764(EXLCZ)99256000000007946220090722d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAir power and armies[electronic resource] /J.C. Slessor ; foreword by Phillip S. MeilingerTuscaloosa University of Alabama Press20091 online resource (261 p.)Originally published: London : Oxford University Press, 1936.0-8173-5610-X Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Air superiority -- pt. 2. The selection of objectives -- pt. 3. The Battle of Amiens, August 8th-11th, 1918 -- pt. 4. Conclusions. 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 Air powerGreat BritainHistoryWorld War, 1914-1918Aerial operations, BritishAeronautics, MilitaryGreat BritainElectronic books.Air powerHistory.World War, 1914-1918Aerial operations, British.Aeronautics, Military358.4/03Slessor John CotesworthSir,1897-235461MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465524503321Air power and armies2443809UNINA