Air Combat: From World War I to the Present Day - Hardcover

Chant, Chris; Eden, Paul E; Davies, Steve

 
9781782743330: Air Combat: From World War I to the Present Day
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1782743332 ISBN 13: 9781782743330
Verlag: Amber Books, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

The first aerial warfare took place in 1911, but since then the weapons, techniques and outcome of warfighting in the air have changed immensely. Air Combat is a comprehensive history of airborne warfare, from the first pre-WWI skirmishes in converted reconnaissance aircraft to present-day operations in the Middle East and Asia.
The very first fighters and bombers were simple flying machines from which the pilot or navigator would aim a gun or ‘dumb’ bomb visually, leaning out into the slipstream. In contrast, modern warplanes are capable of destroying a target without ever seeing what they are firing at, using laser guidance and GPS to pinpoint the enemy.
Illustrated with action photographs and full-colour artworks, the chronologically ordered chapters outline the developments and landmarks in aerial combat through the decades, focusing on campaigns including the Spanish Civil War, the Blitzkrieg which began World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Falklands conflict. The book ends with an analysis of the use of U.S. and allied air power to fight insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Chris Chant is an aviation expert of more than 25 years’ experience who specializes in the history of aircraft in World War II.

Paul E. Eden is a freelance aerospace writer and editor. He writes for the enthusiast and business-to-business press and edits books for several leading aviation publishing houses. He is a regular contributor to Airliner World and Aviation News, as well as Aerospace Testing International and Aircraft Cabin Management. Paul is editor of both the Official Royal Air Force Annual Review and the Official Royal Air Force Salute annual historical journal.

Steve Davies has been a freelance military aviation photojournalist since 2001. He is the author of six books and has co-authored three more. His photographs have been used by publications the world over, and he has been published in more than 100 magazines, partworks and journals. He has worked both on- and off-camera for national and international TV companies in Europe and the US, and is widely regarded as a leading civilian expert on modern military aviation aircraft, weapons, avionics and tactics.

Thomas Newdick is an aviation and defence writer and editor who writes for The War Zone. He is author of a number of books including the Identification Guide: Modern Military Airpower 1990–Present, Military Aircraft and Technical Guide: Japanese Aircraft of World War II. He is the former editor of Air Forces Monthly and a regular contributor to Combat Aircraft, Aircraft Illustrated and other leading aviation publications.

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Verlag
Amber Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1782743332
ISBN 13 
9781782743330
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
320
Herausgeber
Newdick Thomas
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