{"product_id":"how-strategic-airpower-has-changed-nigel-david-maccartan-ward-9781036106560","title":"How Strategic Airpower Has Changed the World Order: From the 100th Bomb Group in 1943 to the Falklands and Beyond","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis work demonstrates how maritime deterrence strategy in a challenging world is critically underpinned by strategic air power at sea and on land.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, the history and utility of land- and carrier-based strategic airpower is brought to life by the gallant exploits and photographs of B-17 aircraft \"Quittin' Time\" and of its Navigator, \"Fred\" Julian in the Second World War, and by the unforgiving and unswerving dedication of \"Sharkey\" Ward and his Sea Harrier team in the Falklands war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe overarching message is that the strategic airpower lessons of the past eight decades underpin the urgent need for the UK government to invest more wisely in its Fleet so that the latter may work effectively in conjunction with the US Navy on the global mission to deter those that would harm us, and to maintain the freedom of passage of all shipping throughout the global commons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors show how a maritime deterrence strategy in a challenging world is critically underpinned by strategic air power at sea and on land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nigel David Maccartan-Ward, Anthony Wells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 103610656X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781036106560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Nigel David Maccartan-Ward","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45897920577791,"sku":"9781036106560","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed0a134d-b769-438c-9c35-19bf7770937f.jpg?v=1721375067","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-strategic-airpower-has-changed-nigel-david-maccartan-ward-9781036106560","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}