air warfare

The earliest successful human flights were conducted using lighter-than-air balloons. Today, modern aircraft wings use a principle known as the Bernoulli effect to generate lift. Examine significant developments in air and space technology in air and space, one of the titles in the technology and innovation series.

A comprehensive history of airborne combat, from the first pre-WWI skirmishes in converted reconnaissance aircraft to present day operations in the Middle East and Asia.

This title examines a career as a fighter pilot, from education and training to required gear and skills. A career path sidebar charts a pilot s journey, while a daily checklist moves the reader through a typical day.

The end of six years of bloodshed ended on September 2, 1945, when official Japanese representatives signed a capitulation document aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

Readers will be fascinated by the history of drones, their current usage in hot spots around the globe, and their possible future incarnations.

Explains how both aerial and underwater military drones operate and get inside details about some of the missions they've completed.

Students will meet a modern-day drone pilot and learn about the combat missions he performs. They will also learn how UAVs are used in military operations today, as well as their history.

A history of aerial combat and aircraft.