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The first aerial warfare took place in 1911, but since then the weapons, techniques and outcome of warfighting in the air have changed immensely. Air Combat is a comprehensive history of airborne warfare, from the first pre-WWI skirmishes in converted reconnaissance aircraft to present-day operations in the Middle East and Asia. The very first fighters and bombers were simple flying machines from which the pilot or navigator would aim a gun or `dumb' bomb visually, leaning out into the slipstream. In contrast, modern warplanes are capable of destroying a target without ever seeing what they are firing at, using laser guidance and GPS to pinpoint the enemy. Illustrated with action photographs and full-colour artworks, the chronologically ordered chapters outline the developments and landmarks in aerial combat through the decades, focusing on campaigns including the Spanish Civil War, the Blitzkrieg which began World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Falklands conflict. The book ends with an analysis of the use of U.S. and allied air power to fight insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Contents
Chapter 1. Early Air Wars 1794-1939Chapter 2. World War II: War in the West 1939-1945Chapter 3. World War II: Africa and the Mediterranean 1940-1945Chapter 4. World War II: The Eastern Front 1939-1945Chapter 5. World War II: The Pacific 1941-1945Chapter 6. World War II: The Strategic Bombing Campaign 1939-1945Chapter 7. Air Wars in the Insurgency Era 1947-1988Chapter 8 Air Wars in the Middle East 1945-1973Chapter 9. The Air War in Vietnam 1964-1973Chapter 10. The Falklands and Lebanon 1981-1982Chapter 11. The 1990s: Iraq and the Balkans 1990-1999Chapter 12. The Global War on Terror 2001-2007
