Автор: Justin D. Murphy
Название: Military Aircraft, Origins to 1918: An Illustrated History of Their Impact
Издательство: ABC-CLIO
Год: 2005
ISBN: 978-1851094882
Серия: Weapons and Warfare
Язык: English
Формат: pdf
Размер: 10,7 mb
Страниц: 319

Perhaps no aspect of the First World War has left such a lasting impression upon the public memory than did that of the daring pilots who fought against one another in the skies over Europe.

This encyclopedia traces the history of military aviation from the origins of flight through the end of the First World War. Chapter One examines the origins of aviation, paying close attention to the pioneers of aviation and the technological changes that ultimately made human flight a reality. It also focuses on the origins of military aviation, from the use of military balloons since the French Revolutionary Wars to the first uses of airplanes and airships in military conflicts prior to the First World War. Chapter Two examines the role of air power in the First World War, demonstrating its impact upon the overall conduct of the war as well as the technological innovations that transformed aviation. Special attention is also placed on the personal or human side of military aviation by examining the life of aviators and the role of aces, and by emphasizing the importance of the home front in mobilizing air power. Each of the remaining chapters are devoted to different types of military aircraft based upon the roles they played: Chapter Three, Reconnaissance and Auxiliary Aircraft; Chapter Four, Fighter and Attack Aircraft; Chapter Five, Bomber Aircraft; and Chapter Six, Naval Aircraft.