A Short History of Air Power by James L Stokesbury - 1986

London, UK: Hale, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6.5" x 9.5. h/b 313 pages, condition is very good. A Short History of Air Power is a concise, complete and readable account of the use of the aeroplane in warfare from the Italian conquest of Libya in 1911 to the Falklands crisis. When most of Europe went to war in 1914, little thought was given to the use of aeroplanes except to scout enemy positions and direct artillery fire. By the end of World War I, however , it was obvious that air power would shape all future wars. James L. Stokesbury skilfully analyses the development of military and naval aviation from the Kitty Hawk to the space shuttle, from the Battle of the Somme to the Yom Kippur Middle East War and Vietnam, drawing an unforgettable picture. James L. Stokesbury describes the tactics, technology and changing patterns of aerial combat throughout every major war and offers a clearer view of many conflicts hitherto neglected. An invaluable one-volume reference which makes for compelling reading.