LEADER 02942nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910817703703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-135-36275-0 010 $a1-135-36276-9 010 $a1-280-42871-6 010 $a9786610428717 010 $a0-203-00722-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203007228 035 $a(CKB)1000000000247647 035 $a(EBL)165057 035 $a(OCoLC)437073320 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000100692 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11982262 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100692 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10021287 035 $a(PQKB)10657643 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000276755 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11237831 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000276755 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10232821 035 $a(PQKB)10882153 035 $a(OCoLC)900233996 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC165057 035 $a(PPN)198450486 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000247647 100 $a20000327d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAir power in the age of total war /$fJohn Buckley 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon $cUCL Press$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 225 1 $aWarfare and history 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85728-589-1 311 $a1-85728-588-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreliminaries; 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; Index 330 $aWarfare in the first half of the 20th century was fundamentally and irrovocably altered by the birth and subsequent development of air power. This work assesses the role of air power in changing the face of battle on land and sea. Utilizing late-1990s research, the author demonstrates that the phenomenon of air power was both a cause and a crucial accelerating factor contributing to the theory and practice of total war. For instance, the expansion of warfare to the homefront was a direct result of bombing and indirectly due to the extent of national economic mobilization required to support fi 410 0$aWarfare and history. 606 $aAir power$xHistory 606 $aAir warfare$xHistory 615 0$aAir power$xHistory. 615 0$aAir warfare$xHistory. 676 $a358.400904 700 $aBuckley$b John D$0867098 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817703703321 996 $aAir power in the age of total war$94003989 997 $aUNINA