03354oam 2200817I 450 991078372820332120210114013900.01-135-36275-01-135-36276-91-280-42871-697866104287170-203-00722-010.4324/9780203007228 (CKB)1000000000247647(EBL)165057(OCoLC)437073320(SSID)ssj0000100692(PQKBManifestationID)11982262(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100692(PQKBWorkID)10021287(PQKB)10657643(SSID)ssj0000276755(PQKBManifestationID)11237831(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000276755(PQKBWorkID)10232821(PQKB)10882153(OCoLC)900233996(MiAaPQ)EBC165057(PPN)198450486(EXLCZ)99100000000024764720180331d1999 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAir power in the age of total war /John BuckleyBloomington, Ind. :Indiana University Press,1999.1 online resource (273 p.)Warfare and HistoryDescription based upon print version of record.1-85728-589-1 1-85728-588-3 Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-250) and index.Preliminaries; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Glossary; 1 Air power in the age of total war; 2 The birth of air power; 3 The First World War 1914 18; 4 The development of air power doctrine and theory 1918 39; 5 Global air power 1918 39; 6 The war in Europe 1939 45; 7 The war in the Far East 1937 45; 8 Air power and the post war world; 9 Conclusions; Notes; Select bibliography; IndexWarfare in the first half of the 20th century was fundamentally and irrovocably altered by the birth and subsequent development of air power. This work assesses the role of air power in changing the face of battle on land and sea. Utilizing late-1990s research, the author demonstrates that the phenomenon of air power was both a cause and a crucial accelerating factor contributing to the theory and practice of total war. For instance, the expansion of warfare to the homefront was a direct result of bombing and indirectly due to the extent of national economic mobilization required to support fiWarfare and HistoryAeronautics, MilitaryAeronautics, MilitaryAir powerHistoryAir ForcesHILCCMilitary & Naval ScienceHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCAeronautics, Military.Aeronautics, Military.Air power.History.Air ForcesMilitary & Naval ScienceLaw, Politics & Government358.4358.400904Buckley John(John D.),867098AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910783728203321Air power in the age of total war3773244UNINA