Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. DJ has mild edge wear, but is crisp and clean. Book is bound in blue cloth over boards with gold lettering on the spine. Binding is tight and secure. Corners are square. Pages are crisp, clean, and bright. Images are printed in B&W. Lanchester Press. Title page dated 1995. Copyright page dated 1995. A very good copy. This volume comes from the Aviation collection of Prof. Chris Sterling. Sterling spent his lifetime teaching, writing, and collecting books on civil and military aviation. We are proud to house his Aviation collection, part of the extensive library which is his legacy. We ship everyday from a real neighborhood bookstore. This description is written by an actual person, who is holding the book in front of them to make sure it?s properly described. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs.

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Title: Aircraft in Warfare: The Dawn of the Fourth Arm
Publisher: Lanchester Pr Inc
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1573210021
ISBN 13: 9781573210027
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Weight: 24 ounces

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The new edition of Lanchester's legendary and pioneering work Aircraft in Warfare was originally published in 1916. It is complete with new photographic material from the Imperial War Museum and the RAF Museum in England. This pioneering work describes the use of aircraft in all aspects of warfare at the time of the Great War. It forms the basis of the science of Operations Research and contains two chapters on Lanchester's Laws of Combat. A must for all aeronautical enthusiasts.

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F. W. Lanchester was one of the pioneers of the circulation theory of lift and for that reason is one of the most respected figures in aviation.

F. W. Lanchester is an important figure in the history of science of military strategy. His equations of combat described in this book are the foundations of the science of Operations Research (OR). Lanchester is also honored by the annual Lanchester Prize awarded by the Operations Society of America

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