LEADER 00000cam a2200601Li 4500 001 ocn882427537 003 OCoLC 005 20160527040822.4 006 m o d 007 cr |n||||||||| 008 140701s2014 nbu ob 001 0 eng d 019 881417530 020 1612346820|qelectronic book 020 9781612346823|qelectronic book 020 |z9781612346816|q(hardcover : alkaline paper) 020 |z1612346812|q(hardcover : alkaline paper) 035 (OCoLC)882427537|z(OCoLC)881417530 037 3A086353-77F9-46AA-A292-305D06625028|bOverDrive, Inc. |nhttp://www.overdrive.com 040 YDXCP|beng|erda|epn|cYDXCP|dN$T|dP@U|dOCLCF|dOCLCQ|dOCLCO |dOCLCQ|dEBLCP|dMHW|dIDEBK|dTEFOD 043 e------ 049 RIDW 050 4 UG635.E85|bE86 2014 072 7 TEC|x025000|2bisacsh 082 04 358.4/03094|223 090 UG635.E85|bE86 2014 245 00 European air power :|bchallenges and opportunities / |cedited and with an introduction by John Andreas Olsen. 264 1 Lincoln, NB :|bPotomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,|c[2014] 300 1 online resource (pages cm) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file|2rdaft 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 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. 505 8 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. 520 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. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 0 Air power|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85002684|zEurope.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85045631-781 650 0 Air forces|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85002638|zEurope.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85045631-781 650 7 Air power.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/802495 650 7 Air forces.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/802378 651 7 Europe.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1245064 655 4 Electronic books. 700 1 Olsen, John Andreas,|d1968-|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n2002053372|eeditor. 776 08 |iPrint version:|z9781612346816|z1612346812|w(DLC) 2014000632 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=797150|zOnline eBook. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading this eBook|uhttp:// guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20160607|cEBSCO|tebscoebooksacademic|lridw 994 92|bRID