War In The Air 1914-45 (Smithsonian History of Warfare) - Softcover

An in-depth series of military history studies, written by leading authorities in the field, combines important insights into each era; detailed analyses of battlefield campaigns, strategies and tactics, technology, weaponry, leadership, and the implications of the era in terms of global history; and numerous photographs, maps, diagrams, and illustrations.

Williamson Murray is Professor Emeritus of History at Ohio State University. At present he is a defense consultant and commentator on historical and military subjects in Washington. He is the author of War, Strategy, and Military Effectiveness and Military Adaptation in War (both Cambridge University Press, 2011). He is co-editor of numerous books on military and international history, including The Shaping of Grand Strategy (with Richard Sinnreich and James Lacey, Cambridge University Press, 2011), The Making of Peace (with James Lacey, Cambridge University Press, 2008), The Past as Prologue (with Richard Hart Sinnreich, Cambridge University Press, 2006), The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300 2050 (with MacGregor Knox, Cambridge University Press, 2001), Military Innovation in the Interwar Period (with Allan R. Millett, Cambridge University Press, 1996) and The Making of Strategy (with Alvin Bernstein and MacGregor Knox, Cambridge University Press, 1994).