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Military Aircraft, Origins to 1918

Author : Justin D. Murphy
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
ISBN 13 : 1851094881
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Military Aircraft, Origins to 1918 written by Justin D. Murphy and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2005-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expert examination of the evolution of military aviation and its profound impact on warfare—from the employment of balloons during the French Revolutionary wars to the use of aircraft in World War I. Military Aircraft, Origins to 1918: An Illustrated History of Their Impact is a detailed, authoritative exploration of the role and development of military aviation, from its beginnings to the conclusion of World War I. Military history scholar Justin Murphy carefully illustrates the impact of aircraft on military warfare, examines the different types of aircraft, and includes a wealth of photographs and descriptions. Organized thematically, the work covers everything from the origins of military aviation and the impact of aircraft on World War I to the role of reconnaissance missions, auxiliary aircraft, fighters, and bombers. Each chapter highlights key individuals, advancements in aviation technology, industrial organization and aircraft production, and the influence of aircraft on military tactics and strategy. Murphy also demonstrates how aircraft contributed to the development of total war and blurred the lines that had traditionally separated combatants and noncombatants.

Military Aircraft, 1919-1945

Author : Justin D. Murphy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1851094040
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Military Aircraft, 1919-1945 written by Justin D. Murphy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-12-08 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth history of the time when airpower became the great equalizer, changing military strategy forever and bringing once-safe targets in reach. Military Aircraft, 1919–1945: An Illustrated History of Their Impact covers a crucial era in modern warfare technology. Ranging from the development of airpower doctrines in the aftermath of World War I to the aircraft and missions that put those doctrines into action during World War II, it provides an expert summing-up of the decades when the use of aircraft in battle came of age. In chapters covering both the history of air power and specific types of aircraft (fighters, bombers, reconnaissance and auxiliary planes), Military Aircraft, 1919–1945 introduces key theorists and designers, describes important changes in technology and production, and recreates spectacular episodes from Pearl Harbor to the London Blitz to the Enola Gay. Readers will see the dramatic impact of the first generation of modern military aircraft on land and sea. They will also see how the expansion of war to the skies brought economic opportunity to some home fronts, and looming terror and devastation to others.

The U.S. Air Service in World War I, Volume II: Early Concepts of Military Aviation

Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428916059
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book The U.S. Air Service in World War I, Volume II: Early Concepts of Military Aviation written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Military Aircraft, Origins to 1918

Author : Justin D. Murphy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1851094938
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Military Aircraft, Origins to 1918 written by Justin D. Murphy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-04-27 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expert examination of the evolution of military aviation and its profound impact on warfare—from the employment of balloons during the French Revolutionary wars to the use of aircraft in World War I. Military Aircraft, Origins to 1918: An Illustrated History of Their Impact is a detailed, authoritative exploration of the role and development of military aviation, from its beginnings to the conclusion of World War I. Military history scholar Justin Murphy carefully illustrates the impact of aircraft on military warfare, examines the different types of aircraft, and includes a wealth of photographs and descriptions. Organized thematically, the work covers everything from the origins of military aviation and the impact of aircraft on World War I to the role of reconnaissance missions, auxiliary aircraft, fighters, and bombers. Each chapter highlights key individuals, advancements in aviation technology, industrial organization and aircraft production, and the influence of aircraft on military tactics and strategy. Murphy also demonstrates how aircraft contributed to the development of total war and blurred the lines that had traditionally separated combatants and noncombatants.

Early Concepts of Military Aviation: the U. S. Air Service in World War I

Author : Office of Office of Air Force History
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781508745426
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Early Concepts of Military Aviation: the U. S. Air Service in World War I written by Office of Office of Air Force History and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been a tendency to belittle the work of the U.S. Air Service in World War I while singing the praises of heroes like Rickenbacker and Luke. Compared with the bombing of the U.S. Eighth Air Force in World War II or the B-52's in Southeast Asia, the 138 tons of bombs dropped by the U.S. Air Service in France in 1918 may seem almost too insignificant to mention. Any such comparison, however, should not lead to a conclusion that World War I was of little importance in the overall history of the U.S. Air Force. The U.S. Air Service should be viewed in relationship to its own age. World War I was fought when aviation was still young. The first ace of the U.S. Air Service won his victories in a French plane that had a top speed of about 125 miles per hour and a tendency to shed the fabric of its upper wing in a dive. The American-produced DH-4, used by the 1st Day Bombardment Group, usually carried about 220 pounds of bombs for a mission, which meant a lot of sorties to deliver 138 tons of bombs. Aviation technology was not always equal to the tasks to be performed. A major goal of the U.S. Air Service, one not attained during the war, was the development of a bomber force capable of hitting strategic objectives in Germany. Targeting for the strategic campaign involved the identification of "a few indispensable targets without which Germany cannot carry on the war"-an idea that would be used years later against Hitler and the Third Reich. Interdiction, close air support, and some other types of missions carried out by the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II, and by the U.S. Air Force at later times, had already been tried by the U.S. Air Service. Some documents illustrating various concepts and ideas for the employment of the U.S. Air Service in World War I have been selected for publication in this volume, one of a series being published by the Office of Air Force History.

The U.S. Air Service in World War I, Volume IV: Postwar Review

Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428916075
Total Pages : 635 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book The U.S. Air Service in World War I, Volume IV: Postwar Review written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1979 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the Armistice in 1918, Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, Chief of Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, directed that a record be made of lessons learned during the war. This information, he believed, was needed for planning the Air Service of the future. The reports prepared by commanders, pilots, observers, and other members of the various Air Service units in response to General Patrick's directive are of considerable historical interest for the information they contain about the Air Service and its employment at the front. A select group of the reports on lessons learned make up Part 1 of this volume of World War I documents on U.S. military aviation. Part II is devoted to a report on the effects of Allied bombing in World War I. This long-forgotten document, the result of a post-war investigation by the Air Intelligence Section of General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, is the counterpart of the well-known United States Strategic Bombing Survey of World War II.

The Great War in the Air

Author : John H. Morrow
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817355456
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book The Great War in the Air written by John H. Morrow and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting in 1909 with the beginnings of military aviation and the aviation industry and ending with their catastrophic postwar contraction, the book examines the totality of the air war: its heroism, romantic myths, politics, strategies, and cost in men and materiel. John H. Morrow, Jr., also elaborates on the advancements in aircraft and engine technology and production during airpower's development into a viable and threatening military weapon within a decade of its origins.

The Origins of Air War

Author : Robert F. Grattan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780755625130
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book The Origins of Air War written by Robert F. Grattan and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Air power has come to be seen as a country's first line of defence; in the First World War views were vastly different. Aircraft were a novelty not always welcomed by the traditionalist military, and there were no tactics, doctrine or strategies available for the deployment of air power. Yet, within four years, proponents of the new force were making claims, often extravagant, of what aircraft could achieve. Here Robert Grattan traces the remarkable history of the emergence of air power as a force to reckon with, and its dramatic impact on military strategy. He discusses the details of aircraf.

The Great War in the Air

Author : John Howard Morrow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780817391430
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book The Great War in the Air written by John Howard Morrow and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

French Aircraft in the First World War

Author : Vital Ferry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782352503705
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book French Aircraft in the First World War written by Vital Ferry and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the cradle of aviation, at the beginning of the Great War, France had access to only a few dozen military aircraft, with a staff who didn't quite know what to do with them. However, during the course of the conflict, the embryonic Air Force, dedicated to the creation of reconnaissance and bombing missions, evolved like wildfire to the point that by the Armistice of 11 November 1918, French military aviation had become one of the world's most powerful as a result of the construction of 10,000 aircraft spread throughout nearly 300 squadrons. Having became the first nation equipped with an air force, the French aviation industry in its infancy before the war, had been able to produce in four years 50,000 aircraft, may of which would go on to support a number of her allies, including Britain, Russia and especially the United States. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of the French Air Force from 1914 to 1918 through a historical narrative peppered with anecdotes and illustrated with many unpublished pictures from the period and profiles of the most iconic devices. The work is complete with full specifications of aircraft built and used by France during the four years of the Great War.

The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918

Author : Václav Němeček
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918 written by Václav Němeček and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Om de mange, hovedsagelig militære fly, der er produceret i Sovietunionen siden 1918

Fighter Aircraft Combat Debuts, 1915-1945

Author : Jon Guttman
Publisher : Westholme Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781594162008
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Fighter Aircraft Combat Debuts, 1915-1945 written by Jon Guttman and published by Westholme Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An International History of the Development, Competition, and Deployment of High-Speed, Maneuverable, Fighter Aircraft During the Era of the World Wars Of all military aircraft, fighter planes hold a mystique all their own. Perhaps it is because fighters can afford the least compromise: when the goal is to seize and maintain control of the air, the confrontation is direct. During World War I, the concept of air superiority took hold and in the ensuing decades the development of fighter aircraft became an ongoing back-and-forth battle, with adversaries trying to gain an upper hand through innovations in aerodynamics, powerplants, and armament. Fighter Aircraft Combat Debuts, 1915-1945: Innovation in Air Warfare Before the Jet Age by prominent aviation expert Jon Guttman explores the first combats for a variety of fighters of World War I, the conflicts of the so-called "interwar years," and World War II--a thirty-year period that saw the birth of the fighter concept and its maturity on the threshold of the Jet Age. Most of the aircraft described are fairly well known to aviation historians and a few names, such as Sopwith Camel, Fokker Triplane, Messerschmitt Me-109, Mitsubishi Zero, North American Mustang, and Supermarine Spitfire, are familiar even to the most nonaviation- minded persons. Not so well-known are the circumstances of their combat debuts, in which some, such as the Zero, made their mark almost from the outset, but in which others, like the British Bristol F.2A, showed rather less promise than they would ultimately realize. While a certain amount of space must be devoted to the technical development of these famous fighters, these studies of first combats serve as a reminder that it is the human factor, with all its special quirks, that inevitably came into play when these deadly flying machines first fired their guns. Profusely illustrated, Fighter Aircraft Combat Debuts is an authoritative history of one of the most enduring subjects in military aviation.

United States Naval Aviation 1910-1918

Author : Noel C. Shirley
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764311796
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book United States Naval Aviation 1910-1918 written by Noel C. Shirley and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: United States Naval Aviation 1910-1918 for the first time provides a comprehensive study of the formation and initial deployment of naval aviation in a world war. The late eminent naval historian R.D. Layman wrote that the subject of naval aviation has, never been adequately explored, had been often underestimated, ignored, or unrealized. The author of this book, based upon over thirty years of research into the subject of World War I aviation, and based upon both primary and secondary reference sources, has compiled into one source a complete history of the early development of naval aviation in the United States. He then discusses the manner and role that the naval aviation service applied to the war effort during 1917-1918. The book covers not only the subject of naval aircraft, but also describes the activities of the Navy in the field of lighter-than-air craft. Specific information is provided on each of the Naval Air Stations constructed and operated, both domestically as well as in Foreign Service during the War. Detailed discussion is also provided regarding the role of Marine Corps aviation during this time period.

The Development of Military Night Aviation to 1919

Author : William Edward Fischer (Jr.)
Publisher : Department of the Air Force
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Development of Military Night Aviation to 1919 written by William Edward Fischer (Jr.) and published by Department of the Air Force. This book was released on 1998 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the development of military night aviation from its origins through the 1st World War. Places emphasis on the evolution of night flying in those countries which fought on the Western Front, namely France, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States.

The Luftwaffe

Author : James S. Corum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Luftwaffe written by James S. Corum and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the resurrection of Germany's air force during the period, providing an account of the evolution of German military aviation theory, doctrine, war games, and operations between the two world wars. Draws on archival material to reveal debates with the General Staff about the future role of airpower and the problems of aligning aviation technology with air doctrine. Also examines the early WWII period and the Luftwaffe's effectiveness in Poland and France. Includes bandw photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

World Aircraft

Author : Enzo Angelucci
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book World Aircraft written by Enzo Angelucci and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Germany in the Great War

Author : Joshua Bilton
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1473876923
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Germany in the Great War written by Joshua Bilton and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the Central Powers, 1916 was a year of trial and error, of successes and failures, of innovation and of drastic changes. Tactics developed, while war aims mutated to suit the inertia of trench warfare. Advances were effectively countered with the development of new weaponry, or indeed aided by their inclusion. Across all fronts, whether at home or in Poland, citizens and soldiers alike stood fast against Entente forces. On the Western Front, bitter fighting continued apace. To the east the armies of Austro-Hungary, Germany and Bulgaria battled Entente forces. Meanwhile at sea, the German High Seas Fleet ambushed the Royal Navy off the coast of Denmark. On the Home Front, the poor harvest of 1916, coupled with a lack of transport, led to a winter of stark deprivation. As a consequence, the German government introduced what was effectively a system of rationing entitled, ‘sharing scarcity.’ While to the south, Ottoman forces fought Allied soldiers for control of Kut and Erzurum, a fortified trading port in eastern Turkey. Germany in the Great War: Verdun & Somme is the third publication in a five-part series. In addition to the author’s introduction and a chronology of events, five hundred contemporary photographs, many of which have never before been published in this country, are included.