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Author O'Mara, Raymond P., author.

Title Rise of the war machines : the birth of precision bombing in World War II / Raymond O'Mara.

Publication Info. Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations.
Series The history of military aviation
History of military aviation.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The birth and structure of bombardment : assembling the sociotechnical system -- Command and shared control : flying and the pilot as the system controller -- Shared cognition : aerial navigation and the navigator as the integrator -- Interpretation, definition, and redefinition : bombing and the bombadier as the man in the machine.
Summary "Rise of the War Machines: The Birth of Precision Bombing in World War II examines the rise of autonomy in air warfare from the inception of powered flight through the first phase of the Combined Bomber Offensive in World War II"-- Provided by publisher.
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Subject Precision bombing -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
Military operations, Aerial -- American
Precision bombing
World War (1939-1945)
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form History
Added Title Birth of precision bombing in World War II
Other Form: Print version: O'Mara, Raymond P. Rise of the war machines Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2022] 9781682474365 (DLC) 2021045916
ISBN 9781682477496 electronic book
1682477495 electronic book
9781682474365 hardcover