Air power and armies / J.C. Slessor, Wing Commander ; foreword by Phillip S. Meilinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Slessor, John, 1897-1979, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aeronautics, Military.

World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations.

World War, 1914-1918.

Aeronautics, Military--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, AL University of Alabama Press 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sir John Cotesworth Slessor (1897-1979) was one of Great Britain's most influential airmen. He played a significant role in building the World War II Anglo-American air power partnership as an air planner on the Royal Air Force Staff, the British Chiefs of Staff, and the Combined Chiefs of Staff. He coordinated allied strategy in 1940-41, helped create an Anglo-American bomber alliance in 1942, and drafted the compromise at the Casablanca Conference that broke a deadlock in Anglo-American strategic debate.

Contents:

Part I. Air Superiority

I. The Object

II. The Main Offensive

III. The Supplementary Offensive: The Destruction or Neutralization of Enemy Air Forces

IV. The Supplementary Offensive (contd.)

Part II. The Selection of Objectives

V. Strategic Concentration

VI. Fighting Troops and Supply

VII. Air Attack on Communications

Part III. The Battle of Amiens, August 8th-11th, 1918

VIII. The Story of the Battle

IX. The R.A.F. in the Battle - The Air Plan

X. The R.A.F. in the Battle (contd.)Tactical Concentration

Part IV. Conclusions

XI. The Third Revolution.

Notes:

Originally published: London : Oxford University Press, 1936.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8330-1

OCLC:

772845307