World War II Close Air Support Tactics

by Richard P. Hallion

In this illustrated study, an acknowledged expert charts the development of close air support and battlefield air interdiction in theory and practice during World War II.

In World War I the use of aircraft to support ground operations was in its infancy, and it was only after the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 that close air support (CAS) and battlefield air interdiction (BAI) began...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472858581
• ISBN13: 9781472858580
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.2" x 9.8"