|aAerial warfare :|ba very short introduction /|cFrank Ledwidge
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|aOxford :|bOxford University Press,|c2020
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|a140 p. :|billustrations|c18cm.
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|atext|btxt|2rdacontent
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|acomputer|bc|2rdamedia
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|aonline resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
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|aVery short introductions|v630.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references and index
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|aFoundations -- Beginnings: the first World War 1914-1918 -- Theory and practice: the interwar years 1919-1939 -- The Second World War: air operations in the West -- The Second World War: the air war in the Pacific -- Cold War 1945-1982 -- The apotheosis of air power 1983-2001 -- Aerostats to algorithms 2001-2020 -- Per ardua ad astra?
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|aAvailable to OhioLINK libraries
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|aAerial warfare has dominated Western war-making for over 100 years, and despite regular announcements of its demise, it shows no sign of becoming obsolete. Frank Ledwidge offers a sweeping global history of air warfare, introducing the major battles, crises, and controversies where air power has taken centre stage