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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 358.4009041 EAN: 9780060838560 ISBN: 0060838566 Label: Collins Manufacturer: Collins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: September 01, 2005 Publisher: Collins Release Date: August 23, 2005 Studio: Collins Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Excellent Foundation to Build UponMurray's concise yet thorough review of air warfare's development from infancy through adolescence will provide any neophyte the necessary perspective to later delve into more specialized subjects, yet his insights also prove interesting to those already familiar with airpower's history. The book is full of useful information. The chronology yields a panoramic view of the subject. Planes are beautifully illustrated and well-drawn maps allow the reader to better envision the distances ... Read More Rating:  - a major disappointmentAs bad as a book can be considering the significance and potential interest of the topic: This work is part of a series of short histories of aspects of the 20th century, but Mr. Murray has no gift for compression nor does he write well. But, above all, Mr. Murray is factually challenged. I know well only one area of those that he covers, namely the Pacific War, and specifically the Battle for Leyte Gulf, but in that area Mr. Murray is stunningly inaccurate, with error following error. Furthermore, ... Read More Rating:  - A generally good book marred by a serious errorAs others have stated, this is a good survey of the period that emphasizes technological developments and draws on Murray's previous work. Unfortunately, Murray makes a major error in his well-illustrated description of the "Immelman" maneuver. While named after World War I German aviator Max Immelman, there are actually two completely different maneuvers that went by that name, the one perfected by Immelman in World War I and a completely different one used in World War II. The illustration shows shows ... Read More Rating:  - A good history on Air Combat.This book has it all. From the start of aircraft warfare, to World War two, it explores the advances in air combat during the two World Wars, providing a detailed history of the battles over Europe and the Pacific. This book includes pictures of battles, planes and maps, along with how each power utilized their defenses and tactics. It covers every region of study in World War I and II, and it shows how air changed warfare forever. Being a World War II history buff, I found this book very attractive. ... Read More Rating: - A good atypical approach to a familiar topicMurray in War in the Air 1914-1945 takes an seldom used approach to describe a period in miliatry history where technology and military theory advanced at a rapid pace. By choosing to discuss the First World War, the Interwar years, and the Second World War in one continuum, it is easier to trace the developments in technology, strategy, and tactics (wood to metal, biplane to monoplane, scouting to ground support to strategic bombing, naval scout to capital ship) The one major shortcoming of this ... Read More 
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