MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01366cam a22002294a 4500
001 2010042365
003 DLC
005 20110804091944.0
008 101013s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010042365
020 $a9781586489816 (hardcover)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aUG630$b.V285 2011
082 00 $a358.4/03$222
100 1 $aVan Creveld, Martin,$d1946-
245 14 $aThe age of airpower /$cMartin van Creveld.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPublicAffairs,$cc2011.
300 $axii, 498 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 443-484) and index.
505 0 $aInto the blue, 1900-1939 -- Antecedents and beginnings -- Test passed -- Visions, organizations, and machines -- From war to war -- The greatest war of all, 1939-1945 -- From triumph to stalemate -- War of factories, war of wits -- Closing the ring -- From carrier war to grand finale -- The war that never was, 1945-1991 -- The dominant factor -- The jet and the helicopter -- Missiles, satellites, and drones -- Paper wars -- Little wars, 1945-2010 -- The twilight of naval aviation -- From Korea to the Sinai -- From the Sinai to Tehran -- Spurious victories? -- War amongst the people, 1898-2010 -- The first four decades -- Lose and leave -- A war too far -- After Vietnam -- Going down, 1945-?.
650 0 $aAir power$xHistory.