Over 120 detailed battle maps showing the development of air warfare from 1914 to the present day
Air Warfare Illustrated Atlas is a highly illustrated, accessible account of the development of aerial warfare, from the first skirmishes in WWI to today’s hi-tech aerial battlespace. Featuring more than 120 maps and graphics, the book explores every major air battle, as well as describing the air element of major campaigns.
No single human invention has changed the nature of war more that the development of the aeroplane. Air Warfare Illustrated Atlas is a highly illustrated and accessible account of the development of aerial warfare, from the first skirmishes over the Western Front in World War I to today’s hi-tech netcentric aerial battlespace over Ukraine. Developing from unpowered observation hot air balloons in the 18th century and even the older kite, aerial warfare has become a multibillion-dollar industry and has led to many advances in technology and techniques such as aerodynamics, propulsion, radar and use of composites and engineered materials such as carbon fibre. Featuring more than 120 complex computer-generated battle maps and graphics, Air Warfare Illustrated Atlas explores every major air battle to have taken place in the world’s skies, as well as documenting the air element of campaigns such as Operation Barbarossa and Operation Desert Storm. Extensively researched text tells the history and the stories behind these battles concisely and clearly, alongside more than 150 striking archive photographic images.
Malcolm Swanston has been writing and mapping history for over thirty years, working on subjects ranging from Ancient Rome to Vietnam and beyond. With his son Alexander, he has created maps detailing key events in warfare for a wide range of publications, including The Historical Atlas of World War II.
Alexander Swanston has been writing and mapping history for a number of years, working on subjects ranging from Ancient Rome to Vietnam and beyond. With his father Malcolm, he has created maps detailing key events in warfare for a wide range of publications, including The Historical Atlas of World War II.
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