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Higham, Robin was born on June 20, 1925 in London. Son of David and Margaret Anne (Stewart) Higham. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1954.
(The failures of armies, navies, and even entire nations h...)
The failures of armies, navies, and even entire nations have been well documented by historians. Air forces, however, have received little attention. "Why Air Forces Fail" examines several air forces that have suffered defeat and explains the complex, often deep-seated foundations for these catastrophes. The contributors to "Why Air Forces Fail" consider cases of Russian, Polish, French, British, Italian, German, Argentine, and U.S. air force defeats, looking beyond purely military factors to explore the cultural, political, and technical causes of failure. The book includes both overviews and analytical narratives that examine more than the aerial battlefield, and each case concludes with reading lists and suggestions for further research. "Why Air Forces Fail" is a much-needed and long-overdue addition to military and aeronautical history.
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Armed conflict has always played an important role in Chinese history. Most of China's imperial dynasties were established as a result of success in battle, and the same may be said of the Guomindang (KMT) and Communist regimes in the 20th century. This volume offers a basic introduction to the military history of China from the second millennium B.C.E. to the present, and is intended to be accessible to non-specialists. The book’s sixteen chapters, organized along both thematic and chronological lines, deal with such topics as Continuity and Change,” Military Writings,” Warlordism in Early Republican China,” The Sino-Japanese War,” and Recent Developments in Chinese Military.” A Military History of China focuses on recurring issues, problems, and patterns of conflict rather than traditional campaign narratives, and each chapter includes suggestions for further reading.
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(On October 28, 1940, the Italian army under Benito Mussol...)
On October 28, 1940, the Italian army under Benito Mussolini invaded Greece. The British had insisted on guaranteeing Greek and Turkish neutrality, despite the fact that Greece was never more than a limited campaign in an unlimited war as far as they were concerned. The British, however, were never quite sure that Greece was not their last foothold in Europe, and they harbored dreams of holding on to this last bastion of civilization and of protecting it with a diplomatic and military alliance―a Balkan bloc. These dreams bore little relation to military and economic realities, and so the stage was set for tragedy. In Diary of a Disaster, Robin Higham details the unfolding events from the invasion, though the Italian defeat and the subsequent German invasion, until the British evacuation at the end of April 1941. The Greek army, while tough, was small and based largely upon reserves. They were also largely equipped with obsolete French, Polish, and Czech arms for which there was now no other source than captured Italian materiel. Transportation was also lacking as Greece lacked all-weather roads over much of the country, had no all-weather airport, and only one rail line connecting Athens with Salonika and Florina in the north. Added to the woes of the Greek military, the British commander-in-chief for the Middle East, Sir Archibald Wavell, faced huge logistical challenges as well. Based in Cairo, he was responsible for a huge theatre of operation, from hostile Vichy French forces in Syria to the Boers in South Africa nearly six thousand miles away. His air force was comprised of only a handful of modern aircraft with biplanes and outdated, early monoplanes making up the bulk of his force. Radar was also unavailable to him. His navy was woefully short on destroyers and often incommunicado while at sea. While Wavell had roughly 500,000 men under his command, he was severely limited in how he could use them. The South Africans could only be deployed in East Africa and the Austrians and New Zealanders could not be employed without the consent of their home governments. In short, Churchill had instructed Wavell to offer support that he did not really have and could not afford to give to the Greeks. Higham walks readers through these events as they unfold like a modern Greek tragedy. Using the format of a diary, he recounts day-by-day the British efforts though the failure of Operation Lustre, which no one outside of London thought had any chance of stemming the Nazi tide in Greece.
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(The Military Intellectuals in Britain: 1918-1939 THE MILI...)
The Military Intellectuals in Britain: 1918-1939 THE MILITARY INTELLECTUALS IN BRITAIN: 1918-1939 BY Higham, Robin D S ( Author ) Jun-22-1981 THE MILITARY INTELLECTUALS IN BRITAIN: 1918-1939 THE MILITARY INTELLECTUALS IN BRITAIN: 1918-1939 BY HIGHAM, ROBIN D S ( AUTHOR ) JUN-22-1981 By Higham, Robin D S ( Author )Jun-22-1981 Hardcover
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(Riveting, first-person accounts that put the reader in th...)
Riveting, first-person accounts that put the reader in the cockpit. There are dozens of photographs of the planes and the pilots that flew and fought in the skies from Tokyo to Berlin. You can find out what it was like to fly some of the all-time classic aircraft of World War II, including the P-51 Mustang, B-17 Flying Fortress, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-38 Lightning, P-40 Kittyhawk, and many more!
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( In Aviation and Air Power in the Twentieth Century Robi...)
In Aviation and Air Power in the Twentieth Century Robin Higham, regarded by many as the dean of aviation historians, presents a critical history of British, American, Soviet, German, Italian, French, Japanese, and Israeli aviation. He moves easily from theory to concrete example and back again, in the process discussing the social, economic, and political components of air power, the major wars and police actions in which aircraft have been employed, the composition of air forces, and the creation of aviation industries from the Wright brothers and the early pusher aircraft of World War I through Boeing’s competition with Airbus and the development of the Eurofighter. In this precise, interpretive, and informative volume, Higham looks at everything from the roots of strategic bombing and tactical air power, to the lessons learned and unlearned during the invasion of Ethiopia, the war in China, and the Spanish Civil War, as well as the problems posed by jet aircraft in Korea and the use of Patriot missiles in the Persian Gulf. He covers anti-guerrilla operations, doctrine, industrial activities and equipment, as well as the development of commercial airlines. Turning his attention to civil aviation in the closing pages, Higham discusses the wars” that saw Braniff fold as Continental filed for bankruptcy and Brazil’s Embraer emerged as a third-world success story. He considers the rise and fall of Soviet civil aviation. He discusses the development of new aircraft and the expansion of airports such as O’Hare, which handles more than 200,000 passengers daily. Higham synthesizes a hundred years of aviation and air power into sets of principles and lessons for future generations of airmen and politicians. Like his earlier works, this book will capture the interest of scholars, students, enthusiasts, and general readers looking for a serious overview by one of the country’s leading aviation historians.
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• Riveting, first-person accounts that put the reader in the cockpit • Dozens of photographs of the planes and the pilots that flew and fought in the skies from Tokyo to Berlin • Find out what it was like to fly some of the all-time classic aircraft of World War II, including the P-51 Mustang, B-17 Flying Fortress, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-38 Lightning, P-40 Kittyhawk, and many more!
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(Bound in publisher's original red cloth with the spine st...)
Bound in publisher's original red cloth with the spine stamped in gilt. Minor chips and a closed tear to the extremities of the dust jacket . Previous owner's embossment on the front free endpaper.
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Format Hardcover Subject Military Policy General Miscellaneous Great Britain General Miscellaneous Politics Government Publisher Greenwood Publishing Group Incorporated
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(From the front flap of this 225 page book: "The use of th...)
From the front flap of this 225 page book: "The use of the Army and the National Guard within the United States is not a new phenomenon. Both have been employed on many occasions in the twentieth century in disaster relief, to which the Air Force has also made contributions. In such cases, when the armed forces of the Untied States have been used to help and succor citizens, there has been no outcry, and the coverage given these actions by the public media have been routine if not superficial. 'Concurrently, from time to time the Services have found themselves employed in the hapless task of curbing civil disturbances. In that role they have been prominently featured by newspaper, radio, and television - not always with sympathy.' Following the editor's lead in thus noting some of the problems involved in employment of the military as a peacekeeping agency, the contributors - prominent practitioneers and theorists - cite historic precedent and assess current events in their discussions. They pose and examine such questions as the legality of troop deployment in the cities; the special training which should be given to the military in anticipation of riot control; the appropriate timing of such intervention. They note that experience seems to indicate that when trained, impersonal armed forces are called in before riots get out of hand, order is restored more quickly and with less damage to life and property. But they also point out the reluctance of civil authorities to admit defeat in dealing with disturbances, and the similar reluctance of the military to step in 'even when they see the situation is deteriorating to such an extent that their own task when eventually they are authorized to act will be much more difficult.'"
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Higham, Robin was born on June 20, 1925 in London. Son of David and Margaret Anne (Stewart) Higham. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1954.
AB cum laude, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957. Master of Arts, Claremont Graduate School, California, 1953.
Instructor Webb School California, 1950-1952. Graduate assistant in oceanic history Harvard University, 1952-1954. Instructor University Massachusetts, 1954-1957.
Assistant professor University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1957-1963. Associate professor history Kansas State University, 1963-1966, professor, 1966—1998. Historian British Overseas Airways Corporation, 1960-1966, 76-78.
Editor Military Affairs, 1968-1988, emeritus. Editor Aerospace Historian, 1970-1988, emeritus. Editor, public Journal of the West, 1977—2004, emeritus.
Advisory editor Technology and Culture, 1967-1985. Founder, president Sunflower University Press, 1977—2004. Military advisory editor University Press Kentucky, 1970-1975.
Consultant Epic of Flight, Time/Life Books, 1980-1982. Lecturer in field; member publications committee Conference British Studies, 1965-1993. Advisor Core Collection for College Libraries, 1971-1972.
President, consultant committee Revue International d'Histoire Militaire, 1976-1985. Member military archives committee International Commission Military History, since 1990, acting president, 1996-2000, secretary general, 2002-2003, 2004-2009. Founder, organizer Conference Historic Aviation Writers, 1982-1998.
Pilot RAFVR, 1943-1947.
( • Riveting, first-person accounts that put the reader i...)
(The Military Intellectuals in Britain: 1918-1939 THE MILI...)
( In Aviation and Air Power in the Twentieth Century Robi...)
(Format Hardcover Subject Military Policy General Miscella...)
(From the front flap of this 225 page book: "The use of th...)
(The failures of armies, navies, and even entire nations h...)
(On October 28, 1940, the Italian army under Benito Mussol...)
(Bound in publisher's original red cloth with the spine st...)
( Armed conflict has always played an important role in C...)
(Riveting, first-person accounts that put the reader in th...)
(Bases of Air Strategy: Building Airfields for the RAF 191...)
(Diary of a Disaster: British Aid to Greece, 1940-1941)
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Trustee United States Commission on Military History, 1993-2000, member nominating committee, 2005-2008. Member Kansas State Aviation Advisory Committee, 1986-1995, secretary, 1992-1995. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (standing committee history since 1973), Society History Technology, American Aviation History Society, Royal Air Force History Society, Friends of Royal Air Force Museum (life), Burma Star Association (life), Air Force History Foundation (trustee 1984-1998), Society Army History Research (correspondent member council 1980-1998), American Military Institute, World War II Studies Association (director 1973-1975, 79-82, 83-2001, archivist 1977-2003), American Aviation History Society, American Air Museum in Britain (founding), National D-Day Mus (now National World War II Museum.
Charter member), United States Commission on Military History, Riley County History Society (past director, chairman long-range planning committee 1980-1997).
Married Barbara Davies, August 5, 1950. Children: Peter (deceased), Susan Elizabeth (deceased), Martha Anne, Carol Lee.