From early zeppelins, to the Luftwaffe and the Enola Gay, to the unmanned aerial vehicles of today, air power has long been regarded as an invaluable instrument of war. However, nations have employed aircraft for many other purposes as well; they provide security and surveillance, and they are vital to myriad diplomatic and humanitarian efforts. Air power has become a means for statesmen to advance a variety of goals, opening up new possibilities and problems in times of peace as well as war. The Influence of Air Power upon History examines the many ways in which aviation technology has impacted policymaking since 1903. It analyzes air strategy in nations around the world and explores how a country's presumed technological capability, or lack thereof, has become a crucial aspect of diplomacy. Together, the essays in this insightful volume offer a greater understanding of the history of military force and diplomatic relations in the global community.
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The Influence of Airpower upon History
Statesmanship, Diplomacy, and Foreign Policy since 1903
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The Influence of Airpower upon History
Statesmanship, Diplomacy, and Foreign Policy since 1903
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. States and Strategic Airpower: Continuity and Change, 1906–1939
- 2. Politics and French Aviators: A Prism on the International European Crises of the 1930s
- 3. Hitler, Airpower, and Statecraft
- 4. The Emperor and the Despot: Statesmen, Patronage, and the Strategic Bomber in Imperial and Soviet Russia, 1909–1959
- 5. Statesmen and Airpower in Latin America, 1945–2010
- 6. Presidential Statesmen and U.S. Airpower: Personalities and Perceptions
- 7. Gunboat Diplomacy: Presidential Use of Aircraft Carriers and Their Embarked Air Wings
- 8. Chinese Statesmen and the Use of Airpower
- 9. A Century of Airpower
- List of Contributors
- Index
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