LEADER 02553nam  2200589 a 450 
001 9910465524503321
005 20200520144314.0
010   $a0-8173-8330-1
035   $a(CKB)2560000000079462
035   $a(EBL)835606
035   $a(OCoLC)772845307
035   $a(SSID)ssj0000588607
035   $a(PQKBManifestationID)11351991
035   $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000588607
035   $a(PQKBWorkID)10646528
035   $a(PQKB)11136856
035   $a(MiAaPQ)EBC835606
035   $a(OCoLC)778885754
035   $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9125
035   $a(Au-PeEL)EBL835606
035   $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10527764
035   $a(EXLCZ)992560000000079462
100   $a20090722d2009      uy             0
101 0 $aeng
135   $aur|n|---|||||
181   $ctxt
182   $cc
183   $acr
200 10$aAir power and armies$b[electronic resource] /$fJ.C. Slessor ; foreword by Phillip S. Meilinger
210   $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$d2009
215   $a1 online resource (261 p.)
300   $aOriginally published: London : Oxford University Press, 1936.
311   $a0-8173-5610-X 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $apt. 1. Air superiority -- pt. 2. The selection of objectives -- pt. 3. The Battle of Amiens, August 8th-11th, 1918 -- pt. 4. Conclusions.
330   $a 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 
606   $aAir power$zGreat Britain$xHistory
606   $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xAerial operations, British
606   $aAeronautics, Military$zGreat Britain
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aAir power$xHistory.
615  0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xAerial operations, British.
615  0$aAeronautics, Military
676   $a358.4/03
700   $aSlessor$b John Cotesworth$cSir,$f1897-$0235461
801  0$bMiAaPQ
801  1$bMiAaPQ
801  2$bMiAaPQ
906   $aBOOK
912   $a9910465524503321
996   $aAir power and armies$92443809
997   $aUNINA