Umfang:
X, 284 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
ISBN:
0195576799
,
9780195576795
Serie:
Centenary history of Australia and the Great War Vol. 1
Inhalt:
Drawing on archival records in Australasia, Europe and North America, Australia and the War in the Air provides a fresh perspective on Australia's involvement in the Great War and a revaluation of air power's early influence on warfare. From the earliest days of the Great War, Australians volunteered to fight in the air - warfare's newest arena, and one that would transform the nature of military operations. In the squadrons of the Australian Flying Corps and with Britain's flying services, Australian airmen fought in campaigns that spanned the length and breadth of the First World War; between 1914 and 1918 they served in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and on the Western Front. By 1919 over 4000 Australians had served with the empire's flying units. Though modest compared to some of the other British dominions, Australia's part had been the most conspicuous. Whereas the other dominions had opted to provide manpower to serve in Britain's flying services, the Commonwealth's insistence on a distinctly national contribution ensured recognition for Australia's support to the empire's effort in the air. This book examines Australia's role in history's first major air war. Unlike previous accounts, which focus on the airmen of the Australian Flying Corps in isolation, this study conceives the Australian part as one of an imperial - and international - whole. In addition to using Australian involvement as a case study to analyse the impact air power had on military operations, this study also addresses aspects of organisation, training, administration and command, as well as the imperial politics and strategic issues that contextualised dominion participation in the war. -- Provided by publisher
Inhalt:
Series foreword -- Preface -- Origins: Military Aeronautics in Australia, 1908-14 -- Evolution: The organisation and administration of Australia's War in the Air, 1914-18 -- Quite the right type: Recruitment, training and reinforcement of the Australian flying corps -- Crucible: Air war on the Western Front, 1914-16 -- Mesopotamia: The Australian half flight's campaign in the Middle East, 1915 -- War over the desert: 1st Squadron and the Egypt-Sinai Campaign, 1916 -- Maelstrom: Australian Airmen on the Western front, 1917 -- Gaza: The advance to Jerusalem, 1917 -- The Battle for Air Superiority, 1918: The Western front -- Megiddo: The final battle in Palestine, 1918 -- Army cooperation on the Western Front: 3rd Squadron and the Australian Corps in 1918 -- Conclusion: Aftermath and legacy
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Australien
;
Luftwaffe
;
Erster Weltkrieg
;
Australien
;
Luftwaffe
;
Erster Weltkrieg
;
Geschichte 1908-1918
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