The Influence of Airpower upon History: Statesmanship, Diplomacy, and Foreign Policy since 1903 - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0813136741 ISBN 13: 9780813136745

Verlag: The University Press of Kentucky, 2013

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"Eleven essayists explor how major world powers have sought air power as "a reliable instrument of national power," from military, commercial, and civil aviation perspectives. -- William D. Bushnell, Military Officer" -- "This outstanding collection of essays delves into the complex nature of airpower in its first century and illustrates its profound impact on national growth and strategy. Highly recommended. -- John B. Lundstrom, author of Black Shoe Carrier Admiral" -- "[An] informative compilation of essays studying aspects of airpower history and how at various times as national leaders and statesmen debated how airpower might contribute to their particular vital national interests and to shaping world events." -- Aerospace "A significant contribution to the fields of aviation history, military history, and defense policy. Editors Higham and Parillo have done a great service by assembling highly qualified and well respected authors to write nine excellent chapters that are informative, stimulating, and provocative. This outstanding collections of essays raises aviation history from its concentration on operations, hardware, and heroes, to a much higher level. The result is a volume of materials well above what has thus far appeared, a collection long in chronology, wide in geography, and broad in topic showing the breath, flexibility, and importance of air power. This is essential reading for student and scholar and also will be of interest to buffs. -- Kenneth P. Werrell, author of Death from the Heavens: A History of Strategic Bombing" -- "Whether as a dream or a nightmare, for good or ill, airpower has been the great seducer. This book is a history of that seduction. The contributors, all experts in their fields, give the volume international relevance. -- Stephen J. Harris, editor of Why Air Forces Fail: The Anatomy of Defeat" -- "The essays are accompanied by bibliographies and suggestions for future research, making the book a good starting place for prospective air power scholars...Several of the essays would make good classroom readings and the book as a whole would be useful for a course on aviation or airpower history." -- Stephen K. Stein, University of Memphis, Teaching History " The Influence of Airpower upon History is an important book for scholars of aviation history, as it illuminates military aviation from new perspectives, and closely examines the political and operational aspects of their activity." -- Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs ""The editors have assembled a distinguished group of historians to analyze how states have used air power and air forces to purse larger diplomatic, social, and economic objectives." -- Colonel Anthony Christopher Cain, USAF (Ret.)" --

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From early zeppelins, to the Luftwaffe and the Enola Gay, to the unmanned aerial vehicles of today, air power has long been regarded as an invaluable instrument of war. However, nations have employed aircraft for many other purposes as well; they provide security and surveillance, and they are vital to myriad diplomatic and humanitarian efforts. Air power has become a means for statesmen to advance a variety of goals, opening up new possibilities and problems in times of peace as well as war. The Influence of Air Power upon History examines the many ways in which aviation technology has impacted policymaking since 1903. It analyzes air strategy in nations around the world and explores how a country's presumed technological capability, or lack thereof, has become a crucial aspect of diplomacy. Together, the essays in this insightful volume offer a greater understanding of the history of military force and diplomatic relations in the global community.

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• Verlag: The University Press of Kentucky
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0813136741
• ISBN 13: 9780813136745
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 328
• Herausgeber: Higham Robin, Parillo Mark