Wings That Stay on

The Role of Fighter Aircraft in War

Edward V. Coggins

• Publisher: Turner
• Year: 2000
• Print ISBN: 9781563115684, 9781681621760
• eBook ISBN: 9781681621777
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Military Science & Technology
• Index: Technology & Engineering

From the Preface: This book was required. As a former professor of military history at the American Military University (AMU) and a retired USAF Colonel, I wanted to teach a course on the effects of fighter aviation in war. In addition, I wanted to create a course that was a "hands-on" approach to fighter aviation history. Having flown USAF fighters for more than 20 years, I felt I had a good working knowledge of fighter aviation, but when I researched the subject I found I would have to ask my students to read scores of books to provide the background they would need. There was no "single-source" book that covered everything I wanted to cover. I determined to write that book. I wanted to write a straightforward book in plain language that would not bore fighter pilots and at the same time that would be simple enough to be attractive to laymen as well as air power historians. That is what I have done, I have covered some detailed thoughts about fighter flying in what Southern Americans might call "biscuits and gravy" language. The overriding premise of the text, is that the fighter has been the key element in the air power equation and continues in that role today although this role may be changing with the advent of good, reliable, beyond visual range air-to-air missies. This view has not been universally held over the years; however, it is a view that has been held by fighter pilots since the advent of the fighter. More and more historians are beginning to support this view. Table of Contents: World War I; Fighter Development Between Wars; The Air Wars Between World Wars; Fighter Development In World War II; The Korean War; The Fighter In The Vietnam War; The Arab-Israeli Wars; The India-Pakistani Conflicts; The Air War In The Falklands; Soviet Experience In Afghanistan; The Persian Gulf War; The Future; Summary And Conclusions.\; Appendices Definitions.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• CHAPTER 1 - World War I
• CHAPTER 2 - Fighter Development Between World Wars
• CHAPTER 3 - The Air Wars Between World Wars the Spanish Civil War
• CHAPTER 4 - Fighter Development in World War II
• CHAPTER 5 - Fighter Development in World War II
• CHAPTER 6 - The Korean War
• CHAPTER 7 - The Fighter in the Vietnam War
• CHAPTER 8 - The Arab-Israeli Wars
• CHAPTER 9 - The India-Pakistani Conflicts
• CHAPTER 10 - The Air War in the Falklands (Malvinas)
• CHAPTER 11 - Soviet Experience in Afghanistan
• CHAPTER 12 - The Persian Gulf War
• CHAPTER 13 - The Future
• CHAPTER 14 - Summary and Conclusions
• APPENDICES - DEFINITIONS