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" The age of airpower / "
Martin van Creveld
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BL
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| Record Number
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695305
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b517494
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| Main Entry
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Van Creveld, Martin,1946-
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| Title & Author
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The age of airpower /\ Martin van Creveld
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: PublicAffairs,, c2011
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xii, 498 p., [16] p. of plates :: ill. ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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158648981x
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: 9781586489816
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Into the blue, 1900-1939 -- Antecedents and beginnings -- Test passed -- Visions, organizations, and machines -- From war to war -- The greatest war of all, 1939-1945 -- From triumph to stalemate -- War of factories, war of wits -- Closing the ring -- From carrier war to grand finale -- The war that never was, 1945-1991 -- The dominant factor -- The jet and the helicopter -- Missiles, satellites, and drones -- Paper wars -- Little wars, 1945-2010 -- The twilight of naval aviation -- From Korea to the Sinai -- From the Sinai to Tehran -- Spurious victories? -- War amongst the people, 1898-2010 -- The first four decades -- Lose and leave -- A war too far -- After Vietnam -- Going down, 1945-?
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| Abstract
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A renowned military historian tells the story of airpower's rise in the twentieth century-- and argues that its great days are over
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| Subject
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Air power-- History
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| LC Classification
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UG630.V285 2011
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