Striking the hornets' nest : naval aviation and the origins of strategic bombing in World War I /

Striking the Hornets' Nest provides the first extensive analysis of the Northern Bombing Group (NBG), the Navy's most innovative aviation initiative of World War I and one of the world's first dedicated strategic bombing programs. Very little has been written about the Navy's avi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rossano, Geoffrey Louis (Autor)
Otros Autores: Wildenberg, Thomas, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2015]
Temas:
Great Britain. > Royal Naval Air Service > History.
United States. > Navy. > Northern Bombing Group > History.
Great Britain. > Royal Naval Air Service
United States. > Navy. > Northern Bombing Group
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Aerial operations.
Naval aviation > History > 20th century.
Bombing, Aerial > History > 20th century.
Air power > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Opérations aériennes.
Aéronavale > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Bombardement aérien > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Forces aériennes > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Air power
Bombing, Aerial
Military operations, Aerial
Naval aviation
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Blazing the path: the Royal Naval Air Service and the beginnings of strategic bombing
  • Crushing the hornets' nest
  • Naval aviation enters the arena: April-December 1917
  • The Dunkirk dilemma
  • Bombardment aviation: America to the rescue
  • The General Board speaks: January-March 1918
  • Paris charts a different course: January-April 1918
  • The great debate: March-May 1918
  • Night bombers needed
  • Putting the plan into motion: May-July 1918
  • Training of personnel
  • Capronis coveted: Army versus Navy in Italy
  • Airbases and support facilities
  • Send in the Marines
  • Learning from the British: July-November 1918
  • Operations against the enemy: the campaign begins
  • Operations against the enemy: day bombing
  • Bombing, bombing, and more bombing
  • Lessons and legacies.

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