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Autore: | Tedder Arthur William Tedder, Baron, <1890-1967.> |
Titolo: | Air power in war / / Arthur William Tedder ; introduction by Vincent Orange |
Pubblicazione: | Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2010 |
Edizione: | University of Alabama Press pbk. ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (137 p.) |
Disciplina: | 940.54/4 |
Soggetto topico: | World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations |
Altri autori: | OrangeVincent <1935-2012.> |
Note generali: | Originally published: London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1947. With new introd. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Air power in war |
ISBN: | 0-8173-8534-7 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910818963603321 |
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