One Hundred Years of Air Power and AviationIn Aviation and Air Power in the Twentieth Century Robin Higham, regarded by many as the dean of aviation historians, presents a critical history of British, American, Soviet, German, Italian, French, Japanese, and Israeli aviation. He moves easily from theory to concrete example and back again, in the process discussing the social, economic, and political components of air power, the major wars and police actions in which aircraft have been employed, the composition of air forces, and the creation of aviation industries from the Wright brothers and the early pusher aircraft of World War I through Boeing's competition with Airbus and the development of the Eurofighter. In this precise, interpretive, and informative volume, Higham looks at everything from the roots of strategic bombing and tactical air power, to the lessons learned and unlearned during the invasion of Ethiopia, the war in China, and the Spanish Civil War, as well as the problems posed by jet aircraft in Korea and the use of Patriot missiles in the Persian Gulf. He covers anti-guerrilla operations, doctrine, industrial activities and equipment, as well as the development of commercial airlines. Turning his attention to civil aviation in the closing pages, Higham discusses the "wars" that saw Braniff fold as Continental filed for bankruptcy and Brazil's Embraer emerged as a third-world success story. He considers the rise and fall of Soviet civil aviation. He discusses the development of new aircraft and the expansion of airports such as O'Hare, which handles more than 200,000 passengers daily. Higham synthesizes a hundred years of aviation and air power into sets of principles and lessons for future generations of airmen and politicians. Like his earlier works, this book will capture the interest of scholars, students, enthusiasts, and general readers looking for a serious overview by one of the country's leading aviation historians. |
Contents
THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE | 212 |
THE DECLINE OF AIR FORCES | 214 |
THE MILITARY AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY | 215 |
THE USSR | 217 |
CHINA | 221 |
The Chinese Civil War 194549 | 226 |
The PRC Aircraft Industry | 228 |
The PLAAF 1976 | 233 |
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CEMENTING NEW ATTITUDES AND NEW ROLES | 69 |
AIRLINE DEVELOPMENT AND AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION | 79 |
RECORDBREAKING | 90 |
THE PRIVATE EAGLES | 91 |
OPERATIONS | 92 |
China | 93 |
The Spanish Civil War | 96 |
ATTITUDES AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR | 98 |
THE SECOND WORLD WAR LANDBASED AIR POWER | 100 |
THE AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES | 110 |
BLITZKRIEG AND AIRBORNE CAMPAIGNS | 116 |
Poland | 117 |
Norway | 118 |
The Attack in the West | 119 |
The Balkans and Crete | 122 |
Consequences | 125 |
Allied Tactical Air Forces | 126 |
The Eastern Front | 129 |
The Longest Front | 131 |
AsiaThe ChinaBurmaIndia Theater | 132 |
AIR POWER AND NATIONAL DEFENSE | 135 |
Axis Air Defense | 138 |
The Siege of Malta | 140 |
Defense against the VWeapons | 142 |
The Far East | 146 |
Economic Intelligence in the Strategic Air Offensive | 154 |
Further Consideration of the Air Offensive against Japan | 155 |
LANDBASED AIR POWER AT SEA | 156 |
ANALYSIS | 160 |
CONCLUSIONS | 161 |
THE SECOND WORLD WAR SEABORNE AIR POWER | 163 |
Taranto | 170 |
Sinking the Bismarck | 171 |
The Channel Dash | 173 |
THE PACIFIC THEATER | 174 |
Pearl Harbor | 179 |
Fateful 1942 | 181 |
Malaya | 182 |
The Coral Sea | 184 |
Crucial Midway | 185 |
The Lull Mid1942 to Mid1944 | 188 |
The Marianas Turkey Shoot | 191 |
Leyte Gulf | 192 |
ANALYSIS | 194 |
CHANGESMILITARILY POLITICALLY 19452003 | 196 |
THE NUCLEAR AGE | 197 |
MILITARY POLICY ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT | 201 |
INTELLIGENCE | 211 |
Chinas Airlines | 234 |
POST1945 MILITARY OPERATIONS | 236 |
AIR INTELLLIGENCE | 237 |
THE KOREAN WAR 195053 | 240 |
VIETNAM 195075 | 245 |
INDIAPAKISTAN 1965 AND 1971 | 258 |
THE ARABISRAELI WARS 1948 | 260 |
The 1967 SixDay War | 261 |
The Yom Kippur War of 1973 | 262 |
AFGHANISTAN 197988 | 263 |
THE PERSIAN OR SECOND GULF WAR 199091 | 265 |
BOSNIA AND KOSOVO | 274 |
AFGHANISTAN 20012002 | 276 |
MINOR OR COLONIAL AIR WARS SINCE 1945 | 279 |
Africa | 281 |
The Congo 196064 | 282 |
The Nigerian Civil War 196770 | 284 |
Portuguese Guinea 196374 | 292 |
Libya 1971 and 1976 | 293 |
Morocco 1975 | 294 |
East Timor 19752000 | 296 |
The Philippines after 1945 | 297 |
The FalklandMalvinas War 1982 | 298 |
CIVIL AVIATION | 304 |
A TwentiethTwentyfirst Century Perspective | 315 |
Financing | 320 |
Ancillary Industries | 322 |
Personnel | 323 |
VIABLE DESIGNS | 326 |
The SSTs | 327 |
Fuel | 330 |
Evolutionary Problems | 331 |
COMPUTERS AND AIRTRAFFIC CONTROL | 332 |
SECURITY SAFETY AND ACCIDENTS | 336 |
GENERAL AVIATION | 337 |
AIRPORTS | 338 |
The New Facilities | 342 |
AIRLINES | 343 |
WAR ON THE AIRWAYS SINCE 1945 | 347 |
Alliances | 348 |
CREW TRAINING | 350 |
SPARES MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY | 352 |
IN OVERVIEW | 353 |
SEPTEMBER 11 2001911 | 354 |
PATTERNS PHILOSOPHIES AND LESSONS | 357 |
REALITIES | 359 |
AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING | 363 |
AIRLINE PATTERNS | 364 |
2003 AND BEYOND | 366 |
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS | 369 |
SELECTED EFFICIENCY RATINGS | 374 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 387 |
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