The Routledge Handbook of Air Power offers a comprehensive overview of the political purposes and military importance of air power, and features essays by leading experts in the field.

Despite its increasing significance in international relations, statecraft proper and war, the phenomenon of air power remains controversial and little understood beyond its tactical-technological prominence. Air power represents a multi-disciplinary field that demands study in breadth, in depth and in context. This Handbook examines a series of themes and factors that contribute to...