Why Air Forces Fail: The Anatomy of Defeat

About this book

Since the publication of the first edition of Why Air Forces Fail the debate over airpowers role in military operations has only intensified. Here eminent historians Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris assemble a team of experts to add essential new details to their cautionary tale for current practitioners of aerial warfare. Together the contributors examine the complex often deep-seated reasons for the catastrophic failures of the Russian Polish French British Italian German Argentine and American air services. Complemented by reading lists and suggestions for further research this seminal study with two new chapters provides an essential and detailed analysis of defeat.