The Complete Encyclopedia Of Flight 1939 1945

Author : John Batchelor
Publisher : Chartwell Books
ISBN 13 : 9789036617062
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1939-1945 written by John Batchelor and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1939-1945, Volume II, comprises over one hundred and thirty of the great and distinctive airplanes from the Second World War period. Between 1939 and 1945, for the first time in military history, aviation took center stage, ultimately generating the decisive weapon of the war. World War Two saw advances in aviation technology and aircraft design which ultimately altered the way we think about flight.

Author : John Batchelor
Publisher : Chartwell Books
ISBN 13 : 9789036617178
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight, 1945-2006 written by John Batchelor and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of flight, aeronautics, and types of airplanes, from 1848 until the present day.

Author : Chris Chant
Publisher : Mini Encyclopedia
ISBN 13 : 9781838861902
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aircraft of World War II written by Chris Chant and published by Mini Encyclopedia. This book was released on 2022-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul Eden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781845090135
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Aircraft of WWII written by Paul Eden and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Martin W. Bowman
Publisher : Sutton Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780750931762
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The USAAF Handbook, 1939-1945 written by Martin W. Bowman and published by Sutton Pub Limited. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work deals with the many aspects of the US Army Air Force's organization and equipment in World War II. It includes everything from global strategies to command structures, flight training to combat aircraft, uniforms and equipment to health and welfare, morale, medals and awards, to a who's who of the Army Air Forces. Detailed listings also cover air force strengths and deployments, group and squadron codes, Medal of Honor recipients, and casualties. Illustrated with more than 150 photographs and line drawings, the book should appeal to anyone with an interest in the world's greatest air force and the key part it played in winning World War II.

Author : Richard J. Overy
Publisher : Plunkett Lake Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Air War, 1939-1945 written by Richard J. Overy and published by Plunkett Lake Press. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Air War, 1939-1945 was first written in the late 1970s when there was very little academic interest in the history of air power. What there was focused largely on combat. The book was intended to provide a global history of the air war by looking at combat, but also the broader context of technology, production, intelligence and leadership. The book sought to address the question of why the Allies in the end won decisively the war in the air, and concluded that Axis air forces were too tied to a narrow conception of air power attached to surface forces, rather than air power exercised in a broader framework of air defense, logistics, strategic bombing and technological development. The book has been assigned reading in military and air force academies for the past forty years. “The Air War, 1939-1945... immediately and permanently altered the way that historians have examined the nature of aerial warfare during World War II. Overy’s ingenious examination of the global nature of planning, building, deploying, and utilizing air forces remains the finest overall study of the topic more than a quarter-century after its first publication... conclusions drawn in this work... are even today an integral part of U.S. Air Force doctrine.” — Dik A. Daso, US Air Force Chief of Staff’s Reading List “This is an outstanding book on a subject in which past controversy has often generated more heat than light... The strength of the book is... Overy’s masterly discussion of the economic problems of sustaining air forces in war and of hitting the right balance between quantity production of current models and diversion of resources to research and technical innovation... Truly this is a book that deserves attention from all those who wish to study, and learn from, the history of warfare.” — G. C. Peden, Naval War College Review “[T]ightly written... The Air War, 1939-1945 is essential reading for all military historians.” — James J. Hudson, Military Affairs “[O]ne of the best books on aviation in World War II.” — Kenneth P. Werrell, Air Power History “An important and successful book.” — The Economist “Highly effective. The result, as so often with sound scholarship, is the ruthless dispelling of myths.” — A. J. P. Taylor, author of The Origins of the Second World War “The Air War is... an excellent and stimulating book which both needs and deserves slow and careful reading. It is an ambitious book, too, and Dr. Overy should be congratulated for breaking down national histories in writing his history of air power during the Second World War.” — Malcolm Smith, The International History Review “[A] recognized classic.” — Richard B. Frank, The Journal of American History “Originally published in 1980 and still the best one-volume aerial history of World War II, Richard Overy’s classic work remains profound and highly original... [it] deepens our understanding not only of World War II but of military history in general.” — The SHAFR Guide Online “[A]n outstanding book... The Air War is a serious and profound treatise that analyses those various military and civilian themes which, in combination, determined the nature of the struggle in the air during the Second World War... The Air War is something of a novelty in aeronautical literature. It is to be hoped that it will serve as a model for other books to come in this important field.” — Alfred Gollin, The English Historical Review “Overy provides operational accounts of the air-forces’ role in Europe... and in the Pacific. Then, and most exceptionally, he deals separately with all facets of the air war: planning, organization, manpower, equipment, and doctrine... honest... broadly informed, and... well-stocked with useful data.“ — Kirkus “R. J. Overy examines the whole war period from the point of view of each of the warring powers and gives us not only a study of military campaigns but also a highly successful examination of aerial doctrine, economic and scientific mobilization, and the political, diplomatic, and military aspects of the management of hostilities. This fine study analyzes the achievements and the failures of the aerial component of the war... This good analysis of many studies done on this subject... makes possible a new, balanced synthesis from an objective point of view.” — Sam H. Frank, The American Historical Review

Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786452803
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aircraft of the Luftwaffe, 1935-1945 written by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-03-23 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most significant innovations in modern warfare has been the appearance and development of air power, a technology which demanded technical and financial investment on a whole new scale and which ultimately changed the fundamental nature of war itself. This book covers the history and development of the German air force from 1935 to 1945, with descriptions and illustrations of almost all of the Luftwaffe's airplanes, including fighters, jet fighters, dive-bombers, ground attackers, medium and heavy bombers, jet bombers, seaplanes, flying boats and carrier planes, transport and gliders, reconnaissance and training aircrafts, helicopters, and many futuristic projects and other rarities.

Author : Michael Sharpe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781856485524
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aircraft of World War II written by Michael Sharpe and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memorial: James Alexander Hickey (Al).

Author : Anthony Bruce
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135935343
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Naval History written by Anthony Bruce and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-27 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beginnings of the age of sail and firearms to the present day, the Encyclopedia of Naval History provides a complete and comprehensive guide to world naval history.

Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786452803
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aircraft of the Luftwaffe, 1935-1945 written by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-03-23 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most significant innovations in modern warfare has been the appearance and development of air power, a technology which demanded technical and financial investment on a whole new scale and which ultimately changed the fundamental nature of war itself. This book covers the history and development of the German air force from 1935 to 1945, with descriptions and illustrations of almost all of the Luftwaffe's airplanes, including fighters, jet fighters, dive-bombers, ground attackers, medium and heavy bombers, jet bombers, seaplanes, flying boats and carrier planes, transport and gliders, reconnaissance and training aircrafts, helicopters, and many futuristic projects and other rarities.