On Air Defense
Author:   James D. Crabtree
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Edition:   New ed.
ISBN:  

9780275947927


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 October 1994
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained


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This text is a study of all aspects of air defence from its beginnings during the French Revolution when artillery gunners tried to hit primitive balloons with their cannons, to the use of Patriot missiles in the Gulf War to shoot down tactical ballistic missiles. Crabtree's history focuses on the development of tactics and technology from the Franco-Prussian War to the present. The strategic air defence of World War I and World War II are featured, as are the development of surface-to-air missiles by Germany in World War II, and by the United States and the USSR in Vietnam and the Middle East.

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Author:   James D. Crabtree
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Edition:   New ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780275947927


ISBN 10:   0275947920
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 October 1994
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Early Air Defence; World War I Air Defence - the Central Powers; World War II Air Defence - the Allies; Developments During the Interwar Period; England - From the Battle of Britain to NATO; Germany - Air Defence in Festung Europa; Japan - Defeat Through Airpower; Soviet Union - Strela, Shilka and Volga; United States - Nike, Hawk and Patriot; Vietnam - People's Air Defence; Middle East - Conflict in Holy Skies; Persian Gulf - Aerospace Defence Artillery; The Future of Air Defence.

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.,. offers the reader a brief overview of this unexplored area of military history. -The Journal of Military History


".,.""offers the reader a brief overview of this unexplored area of military history.""-The Journal of Military History ?...offers the reader a brief overview of this unexplored area of military history.?-The Journal of Military History ...""offers the reader a brief overview of this unexplored area of military history.""-The Journal of Military History"


.,. offers the reader a brief overview of this unexplored area of military history. -The Journal of Military History ?...offers the reader a brief overview of this unexplored area of military history.?-The Journal of Military History ... offers the reader a brief overview of this unexplored area of military history. -The Journal of Military History


Author Information

JAMES D. CRABTREE's experience in air defense began in 1982 when he enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery. He was trained in Hawk II, Patriot and Stinger Missile systems and was then sent back to the United States from West Germany with an active duty ROTC scholarship. Returned to active duty as a 2nd Lieutenant, Crabtree served as a Hawk III Tactical Control Officer during Desert Storm and led a survey team into southern Iraq. Before leaving the service, he was assigned to a General Staff position.

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