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1 online resource (pages cm) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Prologue: The Fighter Pilot; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Air Option; List of Abbreviations; Part 1. European Air Powers; 1. French Air Power: Effectiveness through Constraints; 2. German Air Power: Ready to Participate in Joint and Combined Operations; 3. Turkish Air Power: Toward Full-Spectrum Aerospace Forces; 4. British Air Power: Allowing the UK to Punch above Its Weight; Part 2. Nordic Air Powers; 5. Norwegian Air Power: Staying Relevant in a New Era; 6. Danish Air Power: From the Cold War to Contemporary Air Operations. |
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7. Swedish Air Power: Delivering Independently, Joint, and Combined8. Finnish Air Power: In Defense of the Homeland; Part 3. Reflections: Where Do We Go from Here?; 9. Approaching the End?; 10. The Response to Uncertainty; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. |
| Summary |
European Air Power examines the current state of eight separate European air forces and their prospective air power capabilities in a manner that will appeal to a wide audience of air force enthusiasts. Included are perspectives from independent air power experts reviewing the air forces of France, Germany, Turkey, and Great Britain as well as from the leaders of the air forces of the Nordic nations, including Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. Within the national security framework of threats and challenges, and against the seemingly universal backdrop of lower budgets for defense, the con. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Air power -- Europe.
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Air power. |
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Europe. |
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Air forces -- Europe.
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Air forces. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Olsen, John Andreas, 1968- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781612346816 1612346812 (DLC) 2014000632 |
| ISBN |
1612346820 electronic book |
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9781612346823 electronic book |
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9781612346816 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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1612346812 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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