The History Of The War In The Air 1914 1918

Author : Sir Walter Raleigh
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783462483

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The History of The War in the Air 1914- 1918 by Sir Walter Raleigh Pdf

This magnificent and comprehensive volume was written in 1922 by Professor Walter Raleigh. Originally entitled The History of the War in the Air (Being the story of the part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force) this all embracing and vital work features the most important account of the aerial battles, the men and the machines.??Raleigh was Professor of English Literature at Glasgow University and Chair of English Literature at Oxford University. On the outbreak of the Great War he turned to the war as his primary subject. His finest book on the subject is this, the first volume of The War in the Air, which was an instant publishing success. Unfortunately the projected second volume was never completed as Raleigh died from typhoid (which he contracted during a visit to the Near East) in 1922. Nonetheless, Professor Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh has attained classic status as a result of this mighty work and this legendary volume ensures his status as a military author par excellence.

Author : Lee B. Kennett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015018995459

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The First Air War, 1914-1918 by Lee B. Kennett Pdf

A complete story of the Great War's air battles, from eastern to western front, from the skies and ses of Europe to those of the Middle East and Africa.

Author : Jack Woodhouse,Gerry A. Embleton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : 0855241799

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The War in the Air, 1914-1918 by Jack Woodhouse,Gerry A. Embleton Pdf

Author : Alan Stephens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Air power
ISBN : OSU:32435067397315

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The War in the Air, 1914-1994 by Alan Stephens Pdf

This book contains the proceedings of a conference held by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in Canberra in 1994. Since its publication by the RAAF's Air Power Studies Center in that year, the book has become a widely used reference at universities, military academies, and other educational institutions around the world. The application of aerospace power has seen significant developments since 1994, most notably through American-led operations in Central Europe and continuing technological advances with weapons, uninhabited vehicles, space-based systems, and information systems. But notwithstanding those developments and the passing of six years, the value of this anthology of airpower in the twentieth century seems undiminished.

Author : John Maker,Nicholas Clarke, PhD
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN : 0660031434

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Deadly Skies by John Maker,Nicholas Clarke, PhD Pdf

Go beyond the dogfights and immerse yourself in the lives of six people, from both sides of the conflict, who experienced the first air war. Join them as they train to fly, gather intelligence, fight aerial battles and drop bombs. This fully illustrated graphic novel follows Marjorie Stinson, a teenaged American flying instructor; James Moses, a Canadian observer and warrior of the Six Nations Confederacy; Maurice Arondel, an expert French balloonist; Captain Heinrich Mathy, a German Zeppelin commander; Manfred von Richthofen, the famous Red Baron; and Eric Ohman, a Canadian fighter pilot. Their captivating stories provide insight into the history and consequences of the first air war.

Author : Charles Cyril Turner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : WISC:89100003789

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The Struggle in the Air, 1914-1918 by Charles Cyril Turner Pdf

" ... This is not an attempt to write a complete history of the aerial war, or to record all the wonderful and brave deeds of our airmen. A book that would include all these would be valuable as a work of reference, but it would be essentially different from the aim of this small effort. A certain number of the incidents here related have been toldelsewhere, and in some cases there has been no need to go beyond the official reports. Some have been published for the first time, and to some I have been able to add hitherto unpublished details ..."--The Preface, page vi

Author : James Pugh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317016892

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The Royal Flying Corps, the Western Front and the Control of the Air, 1914–1918 by James Pugh Pdf

By the middle of 1918 the British Army had successfully mastered the concept of ’all arms’ warfare on the Western Front. This doctrine, integrating infantry, artillery, armoured vehicles and - crucially - air power, was to prove highly effective and formed the basis of major military operations for the next hundred years. Yet, whilst much has been written on the utilisation of ground forces, the air element still tends to be studied in isolation from the army as a whole. In order to move beyond the usual 'aircraft and aces' approach, this book explores the conceptual origins of the control of the air and the role of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) within the British army. In so doing it addresses four key themes. First, it explores and defines the most fundamental air power concept - the control of the air - by examining its conceptual origins before and during the First World War. Second, it moves beyond the popular history of air power during the First World War to reveal the complexity of the topic. Third, it reintegrates the study of air power during the First World War, specifically that of the RFC, into the strategic, operational, organisational, and intellectual contexts of the era, as well as embedding the study within the respective scholarly literatures of these contexts. Fourth, the book reinvigorates an entrenched historiography by challenging the usually critical interpretation of the RFC’s approach to the control of the air, providing new perspectives on air power during the First World War. This includes an exploration of the creation of the RAF and its impact on the development of air power concepts.

Author : C.R.M.F. Cruttwell
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780897336604

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A History of the Great War, 1914–1918 by C.R.M.F. Cruttwell Pdf

This vivid, detailed history of World War I presents the general reader with an accurate and readable account of the campaigns and battles, along with brilliant portraits of the leaders and generals of all countries involved. Scrupulously fair, praising and blaming friend and enemy as circumstances demand, this has become established as the classic account of the first world-wide war.

Author : Charles C. Turner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1473318041

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The Struggle in the Air 1914-1918 (Wwi Centenary Series) by Charles C. Turner Pdf

"This is an attempt to describe the great achievements during the war of our air services, and to present them in due relation to the rapid developments in the mechanics of flight and the art of flying. It should, therefore, be more than a mere story of aerial adventure: it is an endeavour to present, but without technicalities, the development step by step of aircraft, of the art of flying, and of the various functions of aircraft in war." This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.

Author : Terry C. Treadwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 076070788X

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The First Air War by Terry C. Treadwell Pdf

Author : Williamson Murray
Publisher : London : Cassell
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0304352233

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War in the Air, 1914-45 by Williamson Murray Pdf

Explores how airplanes were used in World War I and World War II.

Author : R J Q Adams
Publisher : Springer
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1990-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781349114542

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The Great War, 1914–18 by R J Q Adams Pdf

The Great War is a collection of seven original essays and three critical comments by senior scholars dealing with the greatest conflict in modern history to its time - the 1914-18 World War. The Great War is edited by the distinguished historian of the First World War, R.J.Q.Adams.

Author : Williamson Murray
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0304362107

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War in the Air 1914-45 by Williamson Murray Pdf

As early as the First World War planes served as scouts, fighters, and bombers—and by World War II most of the advanced nations had large military air forces dedicated to bombardment. Starting with the less-than-perfect aircraft that flew over Europe in 1915, which caused countless deaths, see how technology developed between the wars; the early campaigns of WWII; air battles on the Eastern front; the defeat of the Luftwaffe; and sky combat in the Pacific.

Author : James Hamilton-Paterson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781681771977

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Marked for Death: The First War in the Air by James Hamilton-Paterson Pdf

A dramatic and fascinating account of aerial combat during World War I, revealing the terrible risks taken by the men who fought and died in the world's first war in the air. Little more than ten years after the first powered flight, aircraft were pressed into service in World War I. Nearly forgotten in the war's massive overall death toll, some 50,000 aircrew would die in the combatant nations' fledgling air forces. The romance of aviation had a remarkable grip on the public imagination, propaganda focusing on gallant air 'aces' who become national heroes. The reality was horribly different. Marked for Death debunks popular myth to explore the brutal truths of wartime aviation: of flimsy planes and unprotected pilots; of burning nineteen-year-olds falling screaming to their deaths; of pilots blinded by the entrails of their observers. James Hamilton-Paterson also reveals how four years of war produced profound changes both in the aircraft themselves and in military attitudes and strategy. By 1918 it was widely accepted that domination of the air above the battlefield was crucial to military success, a realization that would change the nature of warfare forever.

Author : John H. Morrow,John Howard Morrow
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780817355456

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The Great War in the Air by John H. Morrow,John Howard Morrow Pdf

Starting in 1909 with the beginnings of military aviation and the aviation industry and ending with their catastrophic postwar contraction, the book examines the totality of the air war: its heroism, romantic myths, politics, strategies, and cost in men and materiel. John H. Morrow, Jr., also elaborates on the advancements in aircraft and engine technology and production during airpower's development into a viable and threatening military weapon within a decade of its origins.