{"product_id":"why-air-forces-fail-the-anatomy-of-defeat","title":"Why Air Forces Fail: The Anatomy of Defeat","description":"\u003cp\u003eAccording to Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris  \"Flight has been part of the human dream for aeons  and its military application has likely been the dark side of that dream for almost as long.\" In the twentieth century  this dream and its dark side unfolded as the air forces of the world went to war  bringing destruction and reassessment with each failure.  Why Air Forces Fail examines the complex  often deep-seated  reasons for the catastrophic failures of the air forces of various nations. Higham and Harris divide the air forces into three categories of defeat: forces that never had a chance to win  such as Poland and France; forces that started out victorious but were ultimately defeated  such as Germany and Japan; and finally  those that were defeated in their early efforts yet rose to victory  such as the air forces of Britain and the United States.  The contributing authors examine the complex causes of defeats of the Russian  Polish  French  British  Italian  German  Argentine  and American air services. In all cases  the failures stemmed from deep  usually prewar factors that were shaped by the political  economic  military  and social circumstances in the countries. Defeat also stemmed from the anticipation of future wars  early wartime actions  and the precarious relationship between the doctrine of the military leadership and its execution in the field.  Anthony Christopher Cains chapter on Frances air force  lArme de lAir  attributes Frances loss to Germany in June 1940 to a lack of preparation and investment in the air force. One major problem was the failure to centralize planning or coordinate a strategy between land and air forces  which was compounded by aborted alliances between France and countries in eastern Europe  especially Poland and Czechoslovakia. In addition  the lack of incentives for design innovation in air technologies led to clashes between airplane manufacturers  laborers  and the government  a struggle that resulted in Frances airplanes being outnumbered by Germanys more than three to one by 1940.  Complemented by reading lists and suggestions for further research  Why Air Forces Fail provides groundbreaking studies of the causes of air force defeats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946517622837,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813123747","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813123745_a6746748-0a6d-45b7-895e-23ad0a77f56e.jpg?v=1770308110","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/why-air-forces-fail-the-anatomy-of-defeat","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}