Striking the hornets' nest : naval aviation and the origins of strategic bombing in World War I / Geoffrey L. Rossano, Thomas Wildenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rossano, Geoffrey Louis.

Contributor:

Wildenberg, Thomas, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy. Northern Bombing Group.

Great Britain. Royal Naval Air Service.

World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations.

Naval aviation--History--20th century.

Bombing, Aerial--History--20th century.

Great Britain. Royal Naval Air Service--History.

United States. Navy. Northern Bombing Group--History.

Air power--History--20th century.

Air power.

History.

Bombing, Aerial.

Naval aviation.

Physical Description:

xiii, 277 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Naval aviation and the origins of strategic bombing in World War I

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2015]

Contents:

Blazing the path: the Royal Naval Air Service and the beginnings of strategic bombing

Crushing the hornets' nest

Naval aviation enters the arena: April-December 1917

The Dunkirk dilemma

Bombardment aviation: America to the rescue

The General Board speaks: January-March 1918

Paris charts a different course: January-April 1918

The great debate: March-May 1918

Night bombers needed

Putting the plan into motion: May-July 1918

Training of personnel

Capronis coveted: Army versus Navy in Italy

Airbases and support facilities

Send in the Marines

Learning from the British: July-November 1918

Operations against the enemy: the campaign begins

Operations against the enemy: day bombing

Bombing, bombing, and more bombing

Lessons and legacies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references ( pages 253-261) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Rossano, Geoffrey Louis. Striking the hornets' nest

ISBN:

9781612513904

1612513905

OCLC:

908374289