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Foundations of Russian Military Flight, 1885-1925 by James K. Libbey (2019, Hardcover)

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PublisherNaval Institute Press

ISBN-101682474232

ISBN-139781682474235

eBay Product ID (ePID)28038588272

Product Key Features

Book TitleFoundations of Russian Military Flight, 1885-1925

Number of Pages264 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2019

TopicMilitary Science, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Military / Aviation

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering, History

AuthorJames K. Libbey

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight19 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.3 in

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LCCN2018-051296

Reviews"Professor James K. Libbey's detailed examination of the roots and formative years of Russian aviation is a definitive history of how Russia became an aviation nation. Tracing the interplay of technology, doctrine, political and military decision-making, and operational experience from the pre-"Great War" era through the Russian Civil War and into the early interwar years, Libbey corrects the historical record, dismissing long-held myths and misapprehensions, thereby presenting the best researched, most cogent, and most thorough examination of early Russian military aviation that has yet appeared. Engagingly written with grace and insight, this is an outstanding, authoritative, and much-needed book that fills a too-long-extant gap in Russian aviation historiography. It resonates with particular significance today." Dr Richard P Hallion, aerospace historian and member, Board of Trustees, Florida Polytechnic University, " Foundations of Russian Military Flight, 1885-1925 is interesting for anyone seeking knowledge of the beginnings of Russian airpower." --Aerospace, "In 1911, the Russian government purchased a Bleriot monoplane for testing with the aim of adding an aerial arm to the military. This farsighted move mirrored the tsarist regime's drive to adapt to modern technology. Many significant and innovative steps followed. The subsequent triumph of the Bolsheviks in 1917, however, set the stage to for the new communist regime to obscure this effort and to foster the false notion that Russia was a technological backwater prior to the Soviet era. James K. Libbey in his authoritative Foundations of Russian Military Flight, 1885-1925 corrects this widely held myth. In fact, the Soviet drive to gain parity (if not supremacy) with the West in flight technology pivoted on the baseline advances of the late tsarist period. Libbey's account of this formative period is welcome. The narrative is highly readable and filled with many surprises. The book arguably is a milestone with its exhaustive research and insightful interpretation of a key episode in the air age." -- Von Hardesty, Ph.D Former curator, National Air and Space Museum, author of numerous books and articles on the evolution of Russian aeronautics, including Red Phoenix Rising , an authoritative account of the Soviet Air Force in World War II, "This book offers readers interested in aviation history an essential primer that reveals the origins, development, and, in a most beneficial fashion, the embedding of air-mindedness in both the Imperial and Soviet periods of Russian history. James K. Libbey, using his lifetime of research and masterful prose, recounts how air power became a part of Russian and Soviet thinking by focusing on the key themes of technology: creation, adoption, and acceptance of a new military service branch by the Imperial army and navy; pilot training; political support; and, ultimately, the use of air power both in peace and in wartime.... The book is well thought out and engagingly written. It can and should be read by anyone interested in the story of how air power came to Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century." --The Russian Review, In 1911, the Russian government purchased a Bleriot monoplane for testing with the aim of adding an aerial arm to the military. This farsighted move mirrored the tsarist regimes drive to adapt to modern technology. Many significant and innovative steps followed. The subsequent triumph of the Bolsheviks in 1917, however, set the stage to for the new communist regime to obscure this effort and to foster the false notion that Russia was a technological backwater prior to the Soviet era. James K. Libbey in his authoritative Foundations of Russian Military Flight, 1885-1925 corrects this widely held myth. In fact, the Soviet drive to gain parity (if not supremacy) with the West in flight technology pivoted on the baseline advances of the late tsarist period. Libbeys account of this formative period is welcome. The narrative is highly readable and filled with many surprises. The book arguably is a milestone with its exhaustive research and insightful interpretation of a key episode in the air age.Von Hardesty, Ph.D Former curator, National Air and Space Museum, author of numerous books and articles on the evolution of Russian aeronautics, including Red Phoenix Rising , an authoritative account of the Soviet Air Force in World War II, "Professor James K. Libbey's detailed examination of the roots and formative years of Russian aviation is a definitive history of how Russia became an aviation nation. Tracing the interplay of technology, doctrine, political and military decision-making, and operational experience from the pre-"Great War" era through the Russian Civil War and into the early interwar years, Libbey corrects the historical record, dismissing long-held myths and misapprehensions, thereby presenting the best researched, most cogent, and most thorough examination of early Russian military aviation that has yet appeared. Engagingly written with grace and insight, this is an outstanding, authoritative, and much-needed book that fills a too-long-extant gap in Russian aviation historiography. It resonates with particular significance today." -- Dr Richard P Hallion, aerospace historian and member, Board of Trustees, Florida Polytechnic University, "This ... accurate title, makes a brilliant description of the Russian use of their aviation advancements from the beginning of flying through World War I and into the mid-1920s. Libbey wonderfully and clearly explains the tragically operatic history of the Russian Revolution from the abdication of the tsar, through Red and White Russia until the Socialist Republic it became. All necessary to understand the use and designs of Russian Army as well as Naval Aviation.... A valuable asset to fill in an often overlooked niche in aviation libraries." --Travel for Aircraft, Foundations of Russian Military Flight has a series of well-known photographs and maps providing the reader with historical context of the massive geographical landscape that is Russia. As a concise review of the topic, this book provides a valuable text.Over the Front, " Foundations of Russian Military Flight is a worthwhile read for those with an interest in Russian military history, the Great War, and the early history of air power." --StrategyPage, " Foundations of Russian Military Flight, 1885-1925 opens a window into aviation activities in Czarist Russia and follows those groups into the revolutions that changed Russia and the world." --Naval Aviation News, James K. Libbey has selected one of the most overlooked components of early military aviation and done it with his usual comprehensive, competent, style. Two revolutions were occurring at the same time, that of military aviation and the creation of the Soviet Union. Libbeys excellent research shows how a new industry was born when government backing was not only uncertain, but often counter-productive. This is one for everybodys private library!Walter J. Boyne, Col, USAF; designated nuclear test pilot, former Director of National Air & Space Museum, founder Air & Space Magazine, founder Military Channel, author of 61 books, " Foundations of Russian Military Flight has a series of well-known photographs and maps providing the reader with historical context of the massive geographical landscape that is Russia. As a concise review of the topic, this book provides a valuable text." --Over the Front, "James K. Libbey has selected one of the most overlooked components of early military aviation and done it with his usual comprehensive, competent, style. Two revolutions were occurring at the same time, that of military aviation and the creation of the Soviet Union. Libbey's excellent research shows how a new industry was born when government backing was not only uncertain, but often counter-productive. This is one for everybody's private library!" -- Walter J. Boyne, Col, USAF; designated nuclear test pilot, former Director of National Air & Space Museum, founder Air & Space Magazine, founder Military Channel, author of 61 books

SynopsisFocuses on the early use by armed forces of balloons and aircraft. While France invented lighter-than-air craft it was a French pilot who caught Russia's attention to airplanes in 1909., Foundations of Russian Military Flight focuses on the early use of balloons and aircraft by the Russian military. The best early Russian aircraft included flying boats designed by Dimitrii Grigorovich and large reconnaissance-bombers created by Igor Sikorsky. As World War I began, the Imperial Russian Navy made use of aircraft more quickly than the army. Indeed, the navy established a precursor to the aircraft carrier. The Imperial Russian Army came to respect over time the work of aircraft that evolved from reconnaissance and bomber to fighter planes. Over 250 army pilots during the war received awards of high distinction for their wartime flights. After the 1917 revolution, both the new Bolshevik government and the reactionary White forces created air arms to combat each other. In the 1920s, the Soviet Union and Germany negotiated agreements that allowed Germany to violate the Treaty of Versailles by building military aircraft and training German military pilots in the USSR. This provided the Soviet Union access to the latest aviation technology and prevented them from falling too far behind the West in this crucial sphere.

LC Classification NumberUG635.S65L53 2019