Sky Wars: A History of Military Aerospace Power

by David Gates

Unlike land and maritime military warfare, which has evolved over thousands of years, the history of war in the air is as short as it has been spectacular: only 100 years have passed since the first flight in a powered aircraft. Despite its brief history, however, military air power is not an insignificant part of the modern military machine: on the contrary, it has played a strikingly prominent role in recent conflicts and humanitarian relief operations,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 186189189X
• ISBN13: 9781861891891
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"