BOMBERS: From the First World War to Kosovo - Softcover

Fiell, Charlotte & Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752452029 ISBN 13: 9780752452029

Verlag: THE HISTORY PRESS LTD, 2009

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Fully illustrated, this book will appeal to all with an interest in this key weapon of twentieth-century warfare. --Britain at War Magazine, Nov 2009

Reseña del editor:

The role of the bomber has proved to be on of the most controversial aspects of twentieth-century warfare. Bombers tells the story of the bomber with a blend of narrative and personal accounts, recording the history of the principle bombing raids and the skill and courage of those who flew them. David Wragg begins with a brief overview of the origins of the concept of aerial bombardment, which astonishingly go back several thousand years. He then describes the early raids of the First World War and the use of the bomber between the wars by the Germans in the Spanish Civil War, the Italians in Abyssinia and by the Japanese in China. The Second World War marked the massive deployment of the bomber by the main combatants as a major tactical and strategic weapon and, bringing this in-depth study up to date, Wragg examines the United States controversial campaign of extensive bombing in Vietnam during the 1960s and 70s. He also discusses whether, with the growing use of cruise missiles, the manned bomber may soon be the first element of air power to be made redundant in this age of high technology. Fully illustrated with a wide selection of photographs, Bombers will appeal to all with an interest in this key weapon of twentieth-century warfare.

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• Verlag: THE HISTORY PRESS LTD
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0752452029
• ISBN 13: 9780752452029
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 296