Educating air forces : global perspectives on airpower learning
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Educating air forces : global perspectives on airpower learning
（Aviation & air power）
University Press of Kentucky, c2020
- : hardcover
Available at / 1 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Summary: "Compared to armies and navies, which have existed as professional fighting services for centuries, the technology that makes air forces possible is much newer. As a result, these services have had to quickly develop methods of preparing aviators to operate in conditions ranging from peace or routine security to full-scale war. The first book to address the history and scope of air power professionalization through learning programs, Educating Air Forces offers valuable new insight into strategy and tactics worldwide. Here, a group of international experts examine the philosophies, policies, and practices of air service educational efforts in the United States, France, Italy, Germany, Australia, Canada, and the UK. First, the contributors discuss the founding, successes, and failures of European air force learning programs between the Great War and World War II. Chapters in section two explore how the tense political climate during the Cold War influenced the creation, curriculum, and results of vari
"A Mitchell Institute book"--Back cover
Includes index