Intelligence and Anglo-American Air Support in World War Two: The Western Desert and Tunisia, 1940-43

by Brad William Gladman

Among the greatest developments in conventional war since 1914 has been the rise of air/land power - the interaction between air forces and armies in military operations. From 1914, a great function of air power has always been its effect on ground combat, something fundamental to land warfare since 1939. This book examines the rise of air/land power and why British and American air forces handled it in a mediocre way until 1940, but by 1942 were...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230221335
• ISBN13: 9780230221338
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"