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  • 100 Years of Air Power and Aviation

  • Centennial of Flight Series
  • By: Robin Higham
  • Narrated by: Douglas R. Pratt
  • Length: 22 hrs and 36 mins
  • 3.4 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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100 Years of Air Power and Aviation

By: Robin Higham
Narrated by: Douglas R. Pratt
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Publisher's summary

In 100 Years of Air Power and Aviation, Robin Higham, regarded by many as the dean of aviation historians, presents a critical history of British, American, Soviet, German, Italian, French, Japanese, and Israeli aviation. He moves easily from theory to concrete example and back again, in the process discussing the social, economic, and political components of air power, the major wars and police actions in which aircraft have been employed, the composition of air forces, and the creation of aviation industries from the Wright brothers and the early pusher aircraft of World War I through Boeing's competition with Airbus and the development of the Eurofighter.

In this precise, interpretive, and informative volume, Higham looks at everything from the roots of strategic bombing and tactical air power, to the lessons learned and unlearned during the invasion of Ethiopia, the war in China, and the Spanish Civil War, as well as the problems posed by jet aircraft in Korea and the use of Patriot missiles in the Persian Gulf. He covers anti-guerrilla operations, doctrine, industrial activities and equipment, as well as the development of commercial airlines.

Higham synthesizes a hundred years of aviation and air power into sets of principles and lessons for future generations of airmen and politicians.

The book is published by Texas A&M University Press.

©2003 Robin Higham (P)2017 Redwood Audiobooks
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Critic reviews

"This revised, updated, and expanded edition incorporates the most recent scholarship into a complete and critical survey of aviation and air power in the 20th century and beyond." (Stephen l. McFarland, Auburn University)
"The depth, clarity, and intellectual richness of this opus is impressive." (Roger D. Launius)

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