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Out of the Sky: A History of Airborne Warfare (Developments in Aviation Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Michael Hickey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A comprehensive survey of the history of airborne warfare from its modest beginnings in 1794 with the use of a tethered balloon, showing how each significant technical development substantially altered the ways in which wars were fought.

Perfect for fans of Will Iredale, Patrick Bishop and Mark Urban.

During the Second World War some of the most daring airborne operations were conducted in Crete, Sicily, Normandy, the Philippines and across the Rhine.

Yet where did the idea of airborne mobility arise from and how did such strategies develop in the years after the defeat of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan?

Michael Hickey’s book utilises thorough research, including interviews with many veterans of the campaigns described, to provide a history of airborne warfare in its widest sense: parachute, glider, helicopter and reconnaissance. Covering from its infancy through to the years after the Vietnam War, Hickey provides insight into one of modern warfare’s most powerful asset: air-mobility.

‘This is an excellent book … about total battlefield air-mobility — encompassing both the parachute and the helicopter. As such, it fills the void left in many military histories’ Military Review

‘The book is especially useful in discussing the development of paradrop operations and takes the story beyond World War II to include Korea, Suez, Israel and Vietnam.’ Air University Review

Out of the Sky should be essential reading for all interested in the development of air assault tactics.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CPYG2F2Y
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sapere Books (March 10, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 10, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2158 KB
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T.A.L. Dozer
5.0 out of 5 stars Fighting Warriors from the Sky!
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2012
Fighting Warriors from the Sky!

Michael Hickey's work "Out of the Sky: A History of Airborne Warfare" goes beyond paratroop operations to consider the entire gamut of airborne warfare, including troop delivery by parachutes, gliders, helicopters, and recce craft. Although the focus is on airborne operations conducted during WWII by all major belligerents, postwar developments are also discussed; the United States airmobile/air assault experience in Vietnam receives special attention. The author's objective is to demonstrate the utility, complexity, and changing nature of operations in three dimensions. Overall, this is a dated but very relevant book.
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John Eppes
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Very Good History
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2006
This book is wonderful! It details the history of Airborne Warfare from the 19th century up till the book was written. Differant chapters detail the history of Airborne Troops from differant countries which include America, Germany, British, Russian, and more oddballs. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Paratroopers.
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Empe
5.0 out of 5 stars Per i fan del paracadutismo
Reviewed in Italy on April 4, 2024
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Dopo una prima puntata dedicata alla storia e all'evoluzione dei mezzi e incentrata sull'impiego "di salvataggio" del paracadute, qui siamo in ambito più bellico. Come per l'aeroplano, da "curiosità moderna" il paracadute si è rapidamente evoluto in uno strumento di guerra che anche oggi, dopo oltre 100 anni, pur con tutte gli affinamenti e lo sviluppo di tecniche di lancio, rappresenta ancora un importante componente nella proiezione di forza militare. Mentre invece gli alianti d'assalto sono stati da decenni sostituiti dagli elicotteri, molto piu' flessibili, per quanto privi di "silenziosità". La possibilità di trasferire in poche ore migliaia di uomini di fanteria (quasi sempre molto leggera, pur essendo stati sviluppati armi e mezzi, anche blindati, dedicati all'aviolancio) in un teatro di guerra, anche (e soprattutto) alle spalle del nemico rappresenta un asset fondamentale delle strategie militari. Da usare comunque con prudenza e saggezza, per evitare disastri alla Arnhem o più recentemente all'Ucraina, dove i paracadutisti russi, incautamente impiegati con l'idea di effettuare un blitz risolutivo, sono poi stati massacrati dalla reazione meccano-corazzata dei difensori.
Questo volume non arriva cosi' avanti nella ricostruzione storica, ma è comunque interessantissimo per gli appassionati. Meglio ancora in formato kindle, specie se offerto al prezzo' di un caffè.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2024
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