Air Power in War; The Lees Knowles Lectures
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1947. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Hardcover. 124 pages. Diagrams (three in color, two fold-outs, one two facing pages). Endpaper maps. Cover has some wear and soiling. Front board somewhat bowed. Pencil erasure residue on fep. This book comprises four lectures on "Air Power in War" which were delivered Field Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Tedder as the Lees Knowles Lectures, at Cambridge University in 1947. Its form is generally the same as that in which the lectures were actually delivered, and it represents the author's personal views. An edition for Service use only and not for re-publication has been issued by the Stationery Office. Airpower or air power comprises the application of military strategy and strategic theory to the realm of aerial warfare. Airpower began with the advent of powered flight early in the 20th century. Airpower represents a "complex operating environment that has been subjected to considerable debate" More