Air Warfare - An International Encyclopedia (Electronic book text, illustrated edition)

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Written by more than 100 international scholars and experts, this encyclopedia chronicles the individuals, equipment, and drama of nearly a century of aerial combat.

A lone World War I ace -- scarved and goggled -- cranks up his Sopwith Camel on a foggy airfield in France. A jump - suited stealth bomber crew guides its radar-evading craft 10,000 miles to deliver laser-guided bombs against Afghanistan. In the 90-year history of air warfare, only one constant remains: pilots and their planes pushing the envelope of courage and technology.

Air Warfare: An International Encyclopedia is the first encyclopedia to document the entire history of aerial combat, from the primitive bi-planes of World War I to the sophisticated stealth fighters of the 21st century. The more than 900 entries, lavishly illustrated with photographs and maps, cover it all -- the first, the fastest, the highest, the latest. More than 100 top international scholars and experts -- many withpersonal combat experience -- offer thoroughly researched, clearly written articles on the famous aces, designers, battles, air campaigns, weapons, and flying machines of air warfare's first 90 years. Accessible to student, enthusiast, and scholar alike, Air Warfare provides the reader argument-settling expertise, lively and entertaining entries, and answers to thousands of questions: Who first used air power against civilians? How did a handful of Royal Airforce aces defeat the mighty Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain? Has bombing alone ever won a war?
-- More than 900 A -- Z entries written by an international team of experts
-- Photos and maps
-- A bibliography, glossary, and index