John Buckley is Lecturer in History at the University of Wolverhampton.

• 1. Air power in the age of total war 2. The birth of air power 3. The First World War 1914-1918 4. The development of air power doctrine and theory 1918-1939 5. Global air power 1918-1939 6. The war in Europe 1939-1945 7. The war in the Far East 1937-1945 8. Air power and the post-war world 9. Conclusions Bibliography Index

John Buckley is Lecturer in History at the University of Wolverhampton.

• 1. Air power in the age of total war 2. The birth of air power 3. The First World War 1914-1918 4. The development of air power doctrine and theory 1918-1939 5. Global air power 1918-1939 6. The war in Europe 1939-1945 7. The war in the Far East 1937-1945 8. Air power and the post-war world 9. Conclusions Bibliography Index