Military Aircraft, 1919-1945

"Military Aircraft, 1919-1945: An Illustrated History of Their Impact covers this crucial era in modern warfare technology. It ranges from the development of airpower doctrines in the aftermath of World War I to the aircraft and missions that put those doctrines into action during World War II. Readers will see how the expansion of war to the skies brought economic opportunity to some home fronts and looming terror and devastation to others - highlighting how revolutionary the first generation of modern military aircraft on land and sea truly was."--BOOK JACKET.