| Description |
xv, 422 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Modern war studies |
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Modern war studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Air intelligence in its historical context -- The Great War and the beginnings of air intelligence -- Lessons learned, unlearned, and forgotten : analyses of aerial bombardment in World War I and their consequences -- Retrenchment and advance : air intelligence developments in the early interwar period, 1919-1933 -- The pace quickens : air intelligence developments in the late interwar period, 1933-1941 -- Air intelligence grows to adolescence : British developments, 1939-1941 -- The shift to night area bombing : air intelligence, doctrinal evolution, and operational change, 1941-1942 -- Air intelligence reaches maturity, January 1943-January 1944 -- Transportation campaigns : bombing, air intelligence, and the defeat of German armies in France, 1944 -- The attack on oil, April-December 1944 : air intelligence and the acceleration of German defeat in the field -- Endgame, November 1944-May 1945 : air intelligence, the final destruction of oil and transportation assets, and the defeat of the Wehrmacht -- Retrospective. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence.
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Military intelligence -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Aerial reconnaissance -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Bombing, Aerial -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British.
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United States. Army Air Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe.
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Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
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| ISBN |
9780700616824 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0700616829 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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