Brassey's Air Combat Reader: Historic Feats and Aviation Legends - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1574882430 ISBN 13: 9781574882438

Publisher: Brassey's US, 2000

Synopsis

The acclaimed anthology with contributions from best-selling authors Walter J. Boyne, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Robert Mason.

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Review

"* "Anyone interested in the history of air warfare will treasure this wide-ranging anthology" - U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings "..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." - Richmond Times-Dispatch"

Synopsis

Brassey's Air Combat Reader is an exciting anthology of some of the 20th century's best writing on the topic of air combat. Chapters span the history of military aviation, from WWI through to the Persian Gulf War, and examines the evolution of air combat strategy and tactics. The collection contains first-person memoirs by aviation legends such as Antoine de Saint-Exupery, hair-raising third-person accounts of heroic feats by great pilots such as Douglas Bader and heroic leaders such as Pete Mischer. Classic chapters on the art and science of air warfare, written by visionaries Billy Mitchell, Giulio Douhet, and others trace the evolution of military aviation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brassey's US
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1574882430
• ISBN 13: 9781574882438
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Handleman Philip, Boyne Walter J.