Tami biddle (12 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A major revision of our understanding of long-range bombing, this book examines how Anglo-American ideas about "strategic" bombing were formed and implemented. It argues that ideas about bombing civilian targets rested on--and gained validity from--widespread but substantially erroneous assumptions about the nature of modern industrial societies and their vulnerability to aerial bombardment. These assumptions were derived from the social and political context of the day and were maintained largely through cognitive error and bias. Tami Davis Biddle explains how air theorists, and those influenced by them, came to believe that strategic bombing would be an especially effective coercive tool and how they responded when their assumptions were challenged. Biddle analyzes how a particular interpretation of the World War I experience, together with airmen's organizational interests, shaped interwar debates about strategic bombing and preserved conceptions of its potentially revolutionary character. This flawed interpretation as well as a failure to anticipate implementation problems were revealed as World War II commenced. By then, the British and Americans had invested heavily in strategic bombing. They saw little choice but to try to solve the problems in real time and make long-range bombing as effective as possible. Combining narrative with analysis, this book presents the first-ever comparative history of British and American strategic bombing from its origins through 1945. In examining the ideas and rhetoric on which strategic bombing depended, it offers critical insights into the validity and robustness of those ideas--not only as they applied to World War II but as they apply to contemporary warfare.…

Zustand: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 94 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.22 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item is brand new, never used or read. It's in perfect condition and may include supplements and/or access codes or come shrink-wrapped.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The book in a good and clean condition and there is slight warping to the tail of the spine.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good Plus. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket, As Issued. Trade softcover. Published Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2004. 8vo. wrappers, viii+406pp. Very good plus, clean, unmarked.

Zustand: New. pp. 416.

Zustand: New. 2004. Paperback. Examines how Anglo-American ideas about "strategic" bombing were formed and implemented. This book argues that ideas about bombing civilian targets rested on - and gained validity from - widespread but substantially erroneous assumptions about the nature of modern industrial societies and their vulnerability to aerial bombardment. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; JWG; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 406 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.