Air Power And The Arab World 1909 1955 Volume 11

Author : David Nicolle
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ISBN 13 : 9781804515730
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Air Power and the Arab World 1909-1955 Volume 11 written by David Nicolle and published by . This book was released on 2024-08-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 11 of the Air Power and the Arab World, 1909-1955 mini-series continues the story of the men and machines of the first half century of military aviation in the Arab world. It focuses upon combat operations during the period of the Palestine War from 1 June to 31 August 1948. By that time, in Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan and newly-independent Syria and Lebanon, major efforts had already been made to strengthen these countries' armed forces. Egypt, Iraq, and Syria launched all-out efforts to bolster their air forces, and threw these into combat. While most subsequent commentators and historians stress they had failed to perform, if appearing at all, closer investigation and the removal many of layers of propaganda that have obscured the realities of this first Arab-Israeli War, show that the Arab air forces performed much better than previously thought. Arguably, available aircraft, armament, spares, and personnel had their limitations and weaknesses, and these had also become apparent as the fighting intensified and losses began to mouth. However, information from both official and unofficial Arab sources - published and unpublished - leaves no doubt about the commitment and courageous efforts of almost everybody involved. Volume 11 of Air Power and the Arab World focusses on day-to-day events in the First Arab-Israeli War, in the air, at sea, and on the ground. It does so in remarkable detail thanks to access to previously unpublished official military documentation, supplemented by translations from publications in Arabic, containing both official and personal accounts by those involved. The most remarkable of these is the Operational Diary of the REAF's Tactical Air Force based at el-Arish, in north-eastern Sinai. Air Power and the Arab World Volume 11 is illustrated by a rich collection of original period photographs - many of these never published before - and specially commissioned color illustrations.

Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Middle East@War
ISBN 13 : 9781914059278
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Power and the Arab World, Volume 4 written by David Nicolle and published by Middle East@War. This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 4 of Air Power and the Arab World, 1909-1955 continues the story of the men and machines of the first half century of military aviation in the Arab world. This book continues with the story of the period from 1936-1941.

Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Middle East@War
ISBN 13 : 9781914377235
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Power and the Arab World, 1909-1955 written by David Nicolle and published by Middle East@War. This book was released on 2022-01-05 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The years leading up to the Second World War and into its early years saw the Arab countries and their military forces buffeted by forces far beyond their control. Nevertheless, Arab countries which had some independence or autonomy attempted to strengthen their small air forces.

Author : Dr David Nicolle
Publisher : Helion and Company
ISBN 13 : 1804515264
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Power and the Arab World 1909-1955 written by Dr David Nicolle and published by Helion and Company. This book was released on 2023-08-24 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 of War in Ukraine focuses on the armed formations of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the largest of the two separatist entities in the east of Ukraine. Armed formations of the Donetsk People’s Republic aims to provide an overview of their formation in 2014, their status up to the end of February 2022, and combat equipment, while also exploring issues around identity and symbology. Loosely confederated with the armed formations of the neighbouring Luhansk People’s Republic into the so-called ‘United Armed Forces of Novorossiya’, in reality the armed formations of the Donetsk People’s Republic have retained a degree of autonomy over their units and planning. Often dismissed in existing literature as mere proxy extensions of Russian forces, since their formation in the fighting in eastern Ukraine during 2014 the armed formations of the Donetsk People’s Republic have developed into an integrated fighting force with more main battle tanks than several major Western military powers combined. The title also details some of the key military commanders who have shaped the armed formations of the Donetsk People’s Republic since 2014. One area of focus of the title explores the unusual and little-known ‘home grown’ military technological developments made by the Donetsk People’s Republic, including multiple launch rocket systems, armoured vehicles, sniper rifles, small arms and remote weapons stations. The emerging visual propaganda culture around the armed formations of the Donetsk People’s Republic is also explored, with military glory and fallen personnel commemorated in large scale military parades, murals, monuments and even postage stamps. War in Ukraine Volume 1: Armed formations of the Donetsk People’s Republic also presents a wealth of unique visual material including unit patches, a selection of unique photographs, diagrams and maps, and will be of interest to anyone studying the conflict in Ukraine.

Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Middle East@War
ISBN 13 : 9781913118761
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Power and the Arab World 1909-1955 written by David Nicolle and published by Middle East@War. This book was released on 2020-06-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on decades of research and newly available sources in Arabic and European languages, and illustrated with authentic photography, Volume 2 of the 'Air Power and the Arab World, 1909-1955' continues the story of the men and machines of the first half century of military aviation in the Arab World.

Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Helion and Company
ISBN 13 : 1804515949
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Power and the Arab World, 1909-1955 written by David Nicolle and published by Helion and Company. This book was released on 2024-02-20 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This entry in the MiddleEast@War series is illustrated with abundant photographs from previously unused, or very rarely used, private and official sources. Air Power and the Arab World, 1909–1955 Volume 10 continues the story of the men and machines of the first half-century of military aviation in the Arab world. It tells the story of the first two weeks of the first of the Arab-Israeli Wars – also known as the Palestine War – in May 1948. Whilst part of an ongoing series, this volume stands alone as a history of the period covered. By that time, in Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, newly-independent Syria, Lebanon, and, to a lesser extent, Saudi Arabia, significant efforts had already been made to strengthen these countries’ armed forces. Where Egypt, Iraq and Syria were concerned, these efforts included a determination to improve or, in the case of Syria, to establish their air forces. All three air forces were thrown into the First Phase of the Palestine War and, in the view of most subsequent commentators or historians, they had failed to perform as well as their government and populations had expected. However, closer investigation and the removal of layers of propaganda which have obscured the realities of this first Arab-Israeli War show that the Arab air forces performed better than is generally realized. Arguably, they had their limitations and weaknesses, and these had also become apparent as the fighting intensified and losses began to mount. All this was always clearly pointed out in Arabic sources, both official and unofficial, unpublished, or published only with limited circulation. Volume 10 of Air Power and the Arab World focuses on day-to-day events on the ground, in the air and at sea during this hard-fought phase. It does so in remarkable detail because the authors have accessed previously unpublished Arab official military documents supplemented by translations from Arabic books and articles containing official and personal accounts by those involved. Perhaps the most remarkable such source is the Operational Diary of the Royal Egyptian Air Force’s Tactical Air Force based at al-Arish in north-eastern Sinai. Air Power and the Arab World, 1909–1955 Volume 10 is illustrated by abundant photographs from previously unused, or very rarely used, private and official sources, and includes specially commissioned color artworks.

Author : Dr. David C. Nicolle
Publisher : Middle East@War
ISBN 13 : 9781912866434
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Power and the Arab World 1909-1955 written by Dr. David C. Nicolle and published by Middle East@War. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when multiple wars are raging across much of the Middle East, it is almost forgotten that it was Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas at-Takurni - an Andalusian inventor, physician and engineer - who was the first person to undertake experiments in flying with any degree of success. That was back in the 9th Century A.D. Nigh on a thousand years later the Arab World's critical strategic location made it almost inevitable that these regions would be drawn into the imperial rivalries of the leading European powers, while the Ottoman Empire struggled to maintain its existing position in the area. This in turn meant that the first bombs to be dropped by military aircraft fell on Arab soil. Not surprisingly, as the Arab countries slowly achieved their independence, they too wanted to have air forces. In 1948 the first such Arab air forces were thrown into battle in an ill-fated attempt to keep Palestine as a primarily Arab country. Based on decades of consistent research, but also newly available sources in both Arabic and various European languages, and richly illustrated with a wide range of authentic photography, Volume 1 of the 'Air Power and the Arab World, 1909-1955' mini-series is telling the story of the men and machines of the first half century of military aviation in the Arab World.

Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Middle East@War
ISBN 13 : 9781913336325
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Power and the Arab World, 1909-1955 Volume 3 written by David Nicolle and published by Middle East@War. This book was released on 2020-12-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richly illustrated, the first comprehensive and inclusive operational history of military flying in the Middle East and Northern Africa in the 1918-1936 period.

Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Middle East@War
ISBN 13 : 9781915070760
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Power and the Arab World 1909-1955: Volume 6 - The World Crisis 1939 - March 1941 written by David Nicolle and published by Middle East@War. This book was released on 2022-08-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 6 of this mini-series continues the story of the men and machines of the first half century of military aviation in the Arab World. It looks at the first efforts to revive both the REAF and the RIrqAF, along with events in the air and on the ground elsewhere in the Arab World until the beginning of 1941.

Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Middle East@War
ISBN 13 : 9781804510346
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Air Power and the Arab World 1909-1955: Volume 7 - The Arab Air Forces in Crisis, April 1941-December 1942 written by David Nicolle and published by Middle East@War. This book was released on 2023-01-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 7 of the first and only book-series to cover the operational history of all Arab air forces through the early decades of their existence.