The War Machines: the Development of Aircraft and Submarines for Aerial and Undersea Warfare to the End of the First World War - Softcover

Abbot, Willis J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857061259 ISBN 13: 9780857061256

Publisher: Leonaur Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

War from the air-war from beneath the waves

For thousands of years warfare had been the business of armies of foot and horse soldiers whilst the seas and oceans were contested by the collision of navies propelled by wind, sail and oars. The industrial age of the mid-nineteenth century brought in a new era where technology would find its way into every aspect of the life of mankind. Predictably that did not exclude the business of killing. In the development of the aircraft and the submarine new, hitherto impossible dimensions were attained and their influence removed the limitations of warfare confined only to the surface of our planet. This excellent and substantial book charts the development and wartime proving of submarines and aircraft in the most detailed way, up to and including, in some detail, their operational use during the First World War. This account includes many diagrams, illustrations and photographs which are sure to captivate anyone interested in the Great War of the machines.

Edition details

• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857061259
• ISBN 13: 9780857061256
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376