Biplanes at War : US Marine Corps Aviation in the Small Wars Era, 1915-1934 / Wray R. Johnson.

By:

Johnson, Wray R [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Aviation & Air PowerPublisher: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2019Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780813177052
0813177057
9780813177069
0813177065

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Biplanes at War.DDC classification:

972.94/05 23

LOC classification:

VG93 .J64 2019eb

Online resources:

Click here to access online

Contents:

Origins of Marine Corps Aviation -- Proving Ground: Haiti, 1915-1934 -- Advance to Maturity, 1919-1935 -- Marine Corps Aviation Comes of Age: Nicaragua, 1926-1933 -- Conclusion.

Summary: This work provides an in-depth exploration of the experience of the US Marine Corps during the so-called small wars era, 1915-1934, with an emphasis on the marines' employment of aviation. The introduction gives a brief history of the Marine Corps up to World War I, an explanation of small wars as a concept, and terms and definitions. The chapters are chronological, addressing the origins of Marine Corps aviation prior to and during American involvement in World War I and the Marine Corps' interventions in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, northern China, and Nicaragua.

Item type:

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic-Books	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	E-Books EBSCO			Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Origins of Marine Corps Aviation -- Proving Ground: Haiti, 1915-1934 -- Advance to Maturity, 1919-1935 -- Marine Corps Aviation Comes of Age: Nicaragua, 1926-1933 -- Conclusion.

Print version record.

This work provides an in-depth exploration of the experience of the US Marine Corps during the so-called small wars era, 1915-1934, with an emphasis on the marines' employment of aviation. The introduction gives a brief history of the Marine Corps up to World War I, an explanation of small wars as a concept, and terms and definitions. The chapters are chronological, addressing the origins of Marine Corps aviation prior to and during American involvement in World War I and the Marine Corps' interventions in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, northern China, and Nicaragua.

eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.