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245 00 a| Why air forces fail :b| the anatomy of defeat /c| edited by Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris.;

300 a| 382 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Poland's military aviation, September 1939 / Michael Alfred Peszke -- L'Armée de l'air, 1933-1940 / Anthony Christopher Cain -- The Arab air forces / Robin Higham -- Defeat of the German and Austro-Hungarian air forces in the Great War, 1909-1918 / John H. Morrow Jr. -- Downfall of the Regia aeronautica, 1933-1943 / Brian R. Sullivan -- The Imperial Japanese Air Forces / Osamu Tagaya -- Defeat of the Luftwaffe, 1935-1945 / James S. Corum -- The Argentine Air Force versus Britain in the Falkland Islands, 1982 / René De La Pedraja -- From disaster to recovery : Russia's air forces in the two world wars / David R. Jones -- The United States in the Pacific / Mark Parillo -- Defeats of the Royal Air Force : Norway, France, Greece, and Malaya, 1940-1942 / Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris.;

520 1 a| "Why Air Forces Fail examines the complex, often deep-seated reasons for the catastrophic failures of the air forces of various nations. Higham and Harris divide the air forces into three categories of defeat: forces that never had a chance to win, such as Poland and France; forces that started out victorious but were ultimately defeated, such as Germany and Japan; and finally, those that were defeated in their early efforts yet rose to victory, such as air forces of Britain and the United States."--BOOK JACKET.;

650 0 a| Air forcesx| Historyy| 20th century.=| ^A127588;

650 0 a| Aeronautics, Militaryx| Historyy| 20th century.=| ^A989805;

650 0 a| Military history, Moderny| 20th century.=| ^A36208;

650 7 a| Militärflugwesen.2| idszbz;

650 7 a| Niederlage.2| idszbz;

650 7 a| Weltkrieg (1914-1918)2| idszbz;

650 7 a| Weltkrieg (1939-1945)2| idszbz;

650 07 a| Luftkrieg.2| swd;

648 7 a| Geschichte 1914-20002| swd;

700 1 a| Higham, Robin,d| 1925-2015=| ^A33777;

700 1 a| Harris, Stephen John.=| ^A236385;

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Why air forces fail : the anatomy of defeat / edited by Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris.

Other author	Higham, Robin, 1925-2015
Other author	Harris, Stephen John.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2006.
Description	382 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Air forces--History. --20th century. Aeronautics, Military--History. --20th century. Military history, Modern--20th century.

Contents	Poland's military aviation, September 1939 / Michael Alfred Peszke -- L'Armée de l'air, 1933-1940 / Anthony Christopher Cain -- The Arab air forces / Robin Higham -- Defeat of the German and Austro-Hungarian air forces in the Great War, 1909-1918 / John H. Morrow Jr. -- Downfall of the Regia aeronautica, 1933-1943 / Brian R. Sullivan -- The Imperial Japanese Air Forces / Osamu Tagaya -- Defeat of the Luftwaffe, 1935-1945 / James S. Corum -- The Argentine Air Force versus Britain in the Falkland Islands, 1982 / René De La Pedraja -- From disaster to recovery : Russia's air forces in the two world wars / David R. Jones -- The United States in the Pacific / Mark Parillo -- Defeats of the Royal Air Force : Norway, France, Greece, and Malaya, 1940-1942 / Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris.
Review	"Why Air Forces Fail examines the complex, often deep-seated reasons for the catastrophic failures of the air forces of various nations. Higham and Harris divide the air forces into three categories of defeat: forces that never had a chance to win, such as Poland and France; forces that started out victorious but were ultimately defeated, such as Germany and Japan; and finally, those that were defeated in their early efforts yet rose to victory, such as air forces of Britain and the United States."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2005030640
ISBN	0813123747 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780813123745 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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