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  • Britain's Imperial Air Routes 1918-1939

    de Robin Higham ...
    This remarkable book pictures the growth of British civil air transport from its inception in 1910 through to the formation of Imperial Airways in 1934 and then the beginnings of British Overseas Airways Corporation. The author shows the impetus given to aircraft production by the First World War, and presents a careful account of the operational and financial fortunes of each of the four ... Leer más

    $8.04 USD

  • Unflinching Zeal

    The Air Battles Over France and Britain, May-October 1940

    de Robin Higham ...
    This consequential work by a pioneer aviation historian fills a significant lacuna in the story of the defeat of France in May-June 1940 and more fully explains the Battle of Britain of July–October of that year and the influence it had on the Luftwaffe in the 1941 invasion of the USSR. Robin Higham approaches the subject by sketching the story and status of the three air forces--the Armée de l ... Leer más

    $30.99 USD

  • Diary of a Disaster

    British Aid to Greece, 1940-1941

    de Robin Higham ...
    On October 28, 1940, the Italian army under Benito Mussolini invaded Greece. The British had insisted on guaranteeing Greek and Turkish neutrality, despite the fact that Greece was never more than a limited campaign in an unlimited war as far as they were concerned. The British, however, were never quite sure that Greece was not their last foothold in Europe, and they harbored dreams of holding on ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • Two Roads to War

    The French and British Air Arms from Versailles to Dunkirk

    de Robin Higham ...
    Noted aviation historian Robin Higham has written this comparative study of the evolution of the French and British air arms from 1918 to 1940 to determine why the Armée de l’Air was defeated in June 1940 but the Royal Air Force was able to win the battle over Britain in September. After analyzing the structure, men, and matériel of the air arms, and the government and economic infrastructure of ... Leer más

    $33.99 USD

  • Speedbird

    The Complete History of BOAC

    de Robin Higham ...
    Between 1939 and 1946 BOAC (the British Overseas Airways Corporation) was the nationalised airline of Great Britain - and between 1946 and 1974 as such it exclusively operated all long-haul British flights. With its iconic 'Speedbird' logo and its central role in the glamorous 'jet age' of the 1950s and 1960s, BOAC achieved a near cult-status with admirers around the globe. Yet, to date there has ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD

  • Why Air Forces Fail

    The Anatomy of Defeat

    de Robin Higham, Stephen J. Harris ...
    Includes two new chapters! "One of the more interesting and better books on military aviation to appear in the last few years."— Journal of Military HistorySince the publication of the first edition of Why Air Forces Fail, the debate over airpower's role in military operations has only intensified. Here, eminent historians Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris assemble a team of experts to add ... Leer más

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  • Soviet Aviation And Air Power

    A Historical View

    de Robin Higham, Jacob W Kipp ...
    This book is the story of Russian aviation and Soviet Russia's progress in preparing its strength as an air power. It discusses the Russia-Germany connect post 1919, how Russians gained expertise from German know-how, and post World War II progress from Stalin to Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. ... Leer más

    $62.99 USD

  • Flying American Combat Aircraft of World War II

    1939–45

    Edición de Robin Higham, Abigail T. Siddall, Carol Williams ...
    Riveting, first-person accounts that put the reader in the cockpit. Dozens of photographs of the planes and the pilots that flew and fought in the skies from Tokyo to Berlin. Find out what it was like to fly some of the all-time classic aircraft of World War II, including the P-51 Mustang, B-17 Flying Fortress, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-38 Lightning, P-40 Kittyhawk, and many more! ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

  • A Military History of China

    Edición de David A. Graff, Robin Higham ...
    Gaining an understanding of China's long and sometimes bloody history can help to shed light on China's ascent to global power. Many of China's imperial dynasties were established as the result of battle, from the chariot warfare of ancient times to the battles of the Guomindang (KMT) and Communist regimes of the twentieth century. China's ability to sustain complex warfare on a very large scale ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD

  • Flying American Combat Aircraft

    Edición de Robin Higham ...
    Series series Stackpole Military History Series
    Riveting accounts from the pilots who flew such planes as the F-15, B-52, C-130, and many more. Dozens of in-the-cockpit photos. ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • The Influence of Airpower upon History

    Statesmanship, Diplomacy, and Foreign Policy since 1903

    Edición de Robin Higham, Mark Parillo ...
    From early zeppelins, to the Luftwaffe and the Enola Gay, to the unmanned aerial vehicles of today, air power has long been regarded as an invaluable instrument of war. However, nations have employed aircraft for many other purposes as well; they provide security and surveillance, and they are vital to myriad diplomatic and humanitarian efforts. Air power has become a means for statesmen to ... Leer más

    $32.99 USD

  • A Guide to the Sources of British Military History

    Edición de Robin HIgham ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Military and Naval History
    Designed to fill an overlooked gap, this book, originally published in 1972, provides a single unified introduction to bibliographical sources of British military history. Moreover it includes guidance in a number of fields in which no similar source is available at all, giving information on how to obtain acess to special collections and private archives, and links military history, especially ... Leer más

    $65.99 USD