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

Title
Striking the hornets' nest : naval aviation and the origins of strategic bombing in World War I / Geoffrey L. Rossano, Thomas Wildenberg.
Author
Rossano, Geoffrey Louis
Publication
Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2015]

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Additional Authors
Wildenberg, Thomas, 1947-
Description
xiii, 277 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Alternative Title
Naval aviation and the origins of strategic bombing in World War I
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
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
  • 9781612513904
  • 1612513905
  • 9781612513911 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
^^2015025440
OCLC
  • 908374289
  • SCSB-12677156
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library