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Scholarly #airpowerhistory webzine. Editors: @AirPowerHistory @BrianLaslie @BurczynskaMaria @abby_s_whitlock, Dr Mike Hankins and Luca Chadwick.
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In 2024, From Balloons to Drones will run a series of articles that examines the role of air power during the defining year of the Second World War – 1944. More info: https://t.co/q3lhQucJCZ
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In 2024, From Balloons to Drones will run a series of articles that examines the role of air power during the defining year of the Second World War – 1944. The year 1944 was the defining year of th…
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Might be of interest @GWAS1914_1918 @GreatWarGroup
'Dusch’s Balloon Ace paints a comprehensive portrait of Louis Bennett Jr., not merely as a combat hero, but as an insightful, if ultimately thwarted, early air power visionary whose innovative ideas predated official policy.' https://t.co/tH5be3P425
#WW1 #airpowerhistory
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'Dusch’s Balloon Ace paints a comprehensive portrait of Louis Bennett Jr., not merely as a combat hero, but as an insightful, if ultimately thwarted, early air power visionary whose innovative ideas predated official policy.' https://t.co/tH5be3P425
#WW1 #airpowerhistory
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Reviewed by Ray Ortensie Charles D. Dusch Jr., Balloon Ace: The Life of an Early Airpower Visionary. Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, 2025. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index…
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#BookReview – Balloon Ace: The Life of an Early Airpower Visionary https://t.co/tH5be3P425
#WW1 #airpowerhistory
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Reviewed by Ray Ortensie Charles D. Dusch Jr., Balloon Ace: The Life of an Early Airpower Visionary. Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, 2025. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index…
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#BookReview – Balloon Ace: The Life of an Early Airpower Visionary https://t.co/tH5be3P425
#WW1 #airpowerhistory #plsRT
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Reviewed by Ray Ortensie Charles D. Dusch Jr., Balloon Ace: The Life of an Early Airpower Visionary. Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, 2025. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index…
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ADF autonomous warfare: go big, go fast | Malcolm Davis |
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The Australian Defence Force needs to expand and accelerate acquisition of autonomous equipment to achieve a rapid increase in force-structure numbers and capability. This is necessary to reinforce...
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Call for Submissions - From Balloons to Drones https://t.co/J9YiLuxmyi
#airpower #militaryaviation #avgeeks #plsRT
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Established in 2016, From Balloons to Drones is an online scholarly platform that analyses and debates air power history (including aviation history), theory, and contemporary operations in their b…
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'This is an important book; it presents some of the latest and greatest aviation scholarship, and its sum is greater than its composite parts.' #BookReview – Flight Culture and the Human Experience. https://t.co/1Qt4kWuJ1A
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Reviewed by Dr Brian Laslie Scott W. Palmer (ed.), Flight Culture and the Human Experience. College Station, TX: Texas A&M Press, 2025. Hbk Photos. Bibliography. Index. 248 pp. Scott W. Palmer’…
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#ResearchNote – George Odgers and the Australian Official History of the Korean War
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In 1981, the first volume of the Australian official history of Australia in the Korean War was published. The author of the official history was Robert O’Neill, a Vietnam veteran who had gained hi…
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#Commentary – Filling the Fighter Gap: Türkiye Turns to the Eurofighter After the F-35 Fallout https://t.co/nGLSYSax1F via @Balloons2Drones
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By Ömer Ergün Özkan “If we cannot get the F-35, we will evaluate other options.” “There is no way we will step back from the S-400s.” “If the promises given to us are not kept, we will not approve …
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Exercise Pinion Titan: British and French Helicopter Air Power Put to the Test
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Throughout November, up to 50 British and French helicopters have been staging operations across the UK in a major exercise involving around 2,000
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Soaring Eagles: F-15C Air Superiority during Operation Desert Storm
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Iraq’s invasion of its neighbor Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990, caused an international coalition to respond with Operation Desert Shield, eventually culminating
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#BookReview – Marshall’s Great Captain: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and Air Power in the World Wars https://t.co/fRbbbZ6OYi via @Balloons2Drones
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Reviewed by Dr John J. Abbatiello Kathy Wilson, Marshall’s Great Captain: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and Air Power in the World Wars. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2024. Il…
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Just published a commentary piece on #Türkiye’s decision to acquire the #Eurofighter. Thanks to @Balloons2Drones and the editing team for featuring it.
#Commentary – Filling the Fighter Gap: TürkiyeTurns to the Eurofighter After the F-35 Fallout by @ErgnZkan
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#Commentary – Filling the Fighter Gap: TürkiyeTurns to the Eurofighter After the F-35 Fallout by @ErgnZkan
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By Ömer Ergün Özkan “If we cannot get the F-35, we will evaluate other options.” “There is no way we will step back from the S-400s.” “If the promises given to us are not kept, we will not approve …
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In a recent #BookReview, @AirPowerHistory reviews 'Educating Air Forces: Global Perspectives on Airpower Learning,' edited by Randall Wakelam, David Varey and Emaunuele Sica. https://t.co/mGFR11xmbI
#airpowehistory #PMEmatters
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Reviewed by Dr Ross Mahoney Randall Wakelam, David Varey and Emanuele Sica (eds.), Educating Air Forces: Global Perspectives on Airpower Learning. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2020.…
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In our #latest #BookReview, John Abbatiello reviews Kathy Wilson's 'Marshall’s Great Captain: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and Air Power in the World Wars.' Published by @KentuckyPress
https://t.co/fRbbbZ6OYi
#airpowerhistory #WW2 #plsRT
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Reviewed by Dr John J. Abbatiello Kathy Wilson, Marshall’s Great Captain: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and Air Power in the World Wars. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2024. Il…
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In our #latest #BookReview, John Abbatiello reviews 'Marshall’s Great Captain: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and Air Power in the World Wars, by Kathy Wilson. https://t.co/fRbbbZ6h8K
#airpowerhistory #WW2
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Reviewed by Dr John J. Abbatiello Kathy Wilson, Marshall’s Great Captain: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and Air Power in the World Wars. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2024. Il…
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