The influence of airpower upon history : statesmanship, diplomacy, and foreign policy since 1903 / edited by Robin Higham and Mark Parillo ; foreword by General Richard B. Myers, USAF (Ret.) ; contributors, Commander Kent S. Coleman [and ten others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Higham, Robin.

Richard B. Myers, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Higham, Robin, editor.

Parillo, Mark P., 1955- editor.

Coleman, Kent S., contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air power--Case studies.

Air power.

International relations--Case studies.

International relations.

Military history, Modern--20th century.

Military history, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Place of Publication:

2013.

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From early zeppelins, to the Luftwaffe and the Enola Gay, to the unmanned aerial vehicles of today, air power has long been regarded as an invaluable instrument of war. However, nations have employed aircraft for many other purposes as well; they provide security and surveillance, and they are vital to myriad diplomatic and humanitarian efforts. Air power has become a means for statesmen to advance a variety of goals, opening up new possibilities and problems in times of peace as well as war. The Influence of Air Power upon History examines the many ways in which aviation technology has impacted policymaking since 1903. It analyzes air strategy in nations around the world and explores how a country's presumed technological capability, or lack thereof, has become a crucial aspect of diplomacy. Together, the essays in this insightful volume offer a greater understanding of the history of military force and diplomatic relations in the global community.

Contents:

States and strategic airpower: continuity and change, 1906-1939 / John H. Morrow Jr.

Politics and French aviators: a prism on the international European crises of the 1930's / Patrick Facon

Hitler, airpower, and statecraft / Richard R. Muller

The emperor and the despot : statesmen, patronage, and the strategic bomber in Imperial and Soviet Russia, 1909-1959 / David R. Jones

Statesmen and airpower in Latin America, 1945-2010 / Rene de la Pedraja

Presidential statesmen and U.S. airpower : personalities and perceptions / Jeffery S. Underwood

Gunboat diplomacy : presidential use of aircraft carriers and their embarked air wings / Douglas V. Smith and Kent S. Coleman

Chinese statesmen and the use of airpower

Andrew S. Erickson

A century of airpower / Mark Parillo.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813136752

081313675X

9780813140728

0813140722

OCLC:

845249711