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“The First Air War, 1914-1918” by Lee Kennett
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Kennett chronicles the advent of aerial warfare from its civilian roots at the turn of the century to the conclusion of WWI. Despite the cultural significance that aircraft had during this era, air forces had very little effect on the battlefields of Europe. Their primary role was supporting artillery fire from spotting positions above the battlefield. In this sense, Kennett argues that air power’s greatest contribution during the Great War was in increasing the lethality of artillery fire—evoking images of infantry in trenches, pinned-down by fires. While technology held back air power theorists from testing their ideas in the 1910s, they would soon get that chance during WWII. Nonetheless, the author highlights these formative years of air power’s history as ones that cemented the culture that, in many ways, endures today. This was an easy read that offers a few insights into the beginnings of human exploration in a new domain… and all the uncertainty that comes along with that. 🛫🛬
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Kennett chronicles the advent of aerial warfare from its civilian roots at the turn of the century to the conclusion of WWI. Despite the cultural significance that aircraft had during this era, air forces had very little effect on the battlefields of Europe. Their primary role was supporting artillery fire from spotting positions above the battlefield. In this sense, Kennett argues that air power’s greatest contribution during the Great War was in increasing the lethality of artillery fire—evoking images of infantry in trenches, pinned-down by fires. While technology held back air power theorists from testing their ideas in the 1910s, they would soon get that chance during WWII. Nonetheless, the author highlights these formative years of air power’s history as ones that cemented the culture that, in many ways, endures today. This was an easy read that offers a few insights into the beginnings of human exploration in a new domain… and all the uncertainty that comes along with that. 🛫🛬