War in the Air 1914-45 (Smithsonian History of Warfare)

Name: War in the Air 1914-45 (Smithsonian History of Warfare)
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ISBN: 9780060838560

ISBN-10: 0060838566

ISBN-13: 9780060838560

Edition: N/A

Authors: Williamson Murray

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The first aircraft flew in 1903 and within ten years had been developed into military weapons.From World War I to World War II, pilots became exalted national heroes, gallant knights astride their iron steeds high above the skies of Europe. Far from the heroic fantasy, however, most pilots and aircrews struggled against grim odds, fighting out their frequently short lives with bravado and recklessness. This vivid account explores the conditions in which these pilots fought and the rise of air warfare to preeminence, culminating in the Enola Gay's fateful drop of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The early flying machines of World War I and the pilots who braved hostile skies The rise of…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 8/23/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.06" wide x 7.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Williamson Murray is Senior Fellow at the Institute for Defense Analysis, Washington, D.C.