EUROPEAN AIR POWER: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Written by John Andreas Olsen
Published by Potomac Books, Inc.
in 2014
ISBN: 9781612346816
EUROPEAN AIR POWER: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Written by John Andreas Olsen.
Stock no. 1807817
1st.
2014.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Examining 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. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. xxxiv and 278 pages. ISBN: 9781612346816. Text block a little grubby else a fine copy in a pictorial wrapper which is a little scuffed to rear panel.
Front cover
Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Prologue: The Fighter Pilot
- Jostein Gronflaten
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: The Air Option
- John Andreas Olsen
- List of Abbreviations
- Part I: European Air Powers
- 1. French Air Power: Effectiveness through Constraints
- Etienne de Durand
- 2. German Air Power: Ready to Participate in Joint and Combined Operation
- Holger H Mey
- 3. Turkish Air Power: Toward Full-Spectrum Aerospace Forces
- Christian F Anrig
- 4. British Air Power: Allowing the UK To Punch Above its Weight
- Peter W Gray
- Part 2. Nordic Air Powers
- 5. Norwegian Air Power: Staying Relevant in a New Era
- Finn Kristian Hannestad
- 6. Danish Air Power: From the Cold War to Contemporary Air Operations
- Henrik Roboe Dam
- 7. Swedish Air Power: Delivering Independently, Joint and Combined
- Micael Byden
- 8. Finnish Air Power: In Defense of the Homeland
- Laur Tapio Puranen
- Part 3: Reflections: Where do we go from Here?
- 9. Approaching the End
- Martin Van Creveld
- 10. The Response to Uncertainty
- RA Mason
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Contributors
- Index