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Author:

Rossano, Geoffrey Louis, author.

Title:

Striking the hornets' nest : naval aviation and the origins of strategic bombing in World War I / Geoffrey L. Rossano, Thomas Wildenberg.

Publisher:

Naval Institute Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xiii, 277 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations.
Naval aviation--History--20th century.
Bombing, Aerial--History--20th century.
Great Britain.--Royal Naval Air Service--History.
United States.--Northern Bombing Group--Northern Bombing Group--History.
Air power--History--20th century.

Other Authors:

Wildenberg, Thomas, 1947- author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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.

ISBN:

1612513905
9781612513904

OCLC:

(OCoLC)908374289

LCCN:

2015025440

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)