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Synopsis
Showcasing the twentieth century's best writing on the topic of air combat from World War I through the Gulf War, Brassey's Air Combat Reader examines the evolution of air combat strategy and tactics. It includes extracts from memoirs by such legends as Antoine de Saint-Exupery, hair-raising third-person accounts by such great pilots as Douglas Bader and by such heroic leaders as Pete Mitscher, and one compelling work of fiction by best-selling novelist Walter Boyne. Classic writings on the art and science of air warfare by visionaries Billy Mitchell, Giulio Douhet, and others trace the evolution of military aviation. Philip Handleman concludes with an insightful chapter about the future of air warfare.
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Review
- "Anyone interested in the history of air warfare will treasure this wide-ranging anthology." -U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings
Anyone interested in the history of air warfare will treasure this wide-ranging anthology.
Succeeds by any measure. It lets hardcore aviation aficionados experience a taste of air combat without running the risk of actually getting shot. . . It also serves as a superb guide to some of the best reading on the subject.
About the Author
Walter J. Boyne is a retired USAF pilot, the former director of the National Air and Space Museum, and a best-selling aviation author whose thirty books include Beyond the Wild Blue. He lives in Ashburn, Virginia. Philip Handleman is a pilot and Emmy-winning filmmaker whose thirteen books include Beyond the Horizon. He lives in Birmingham, Michigan.
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