Download PDF/Epub Biplanes at War: US Marine Corps Aviation in the Small Wars Era, 1915-1934 By Wray R. Johnson
Biplanes at War: US Marine Corps Aviation in the Small Wars Era, 1915-1934
Unlike the relative uniformity of conventional warfare, the peculiarities of small wars prevent a clear definition of rules and roles for military forces to follow. During the small wars era, aviation was still in its infancy, and the US military had only recently begun battling in the skies. The US Marine Corps recognized that flexibility and ingenuity would be critical to the successful conduct of small wars and thus employed the new technology of aviation.In Biplanes at War: US Marine Corps Aviation in the Small Wars Era, 1915?1934, author Wray R. Johnson provides a riveting history of the marines' use of aviation between the world wars, a time in which young soldiers were volunteering to fly in combat when flying itself was a dangerous feat. Starting with Haiti in 1915, Biplanes at War follows the marines' aviation experiences in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, China, and Nicaragua, chronicling how marines used aircraft to provide supporting fires (e.g., dive-bombing) to ground
Product details: Biplanes at War: US Marine Corps Aviation in the Small Wars Era, 1915-1934
Author : Wray R. Johnson
Pages : 440 pages
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
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ISBN-10 : 0813177049
ISBN-13 : 9780813177045
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