Soldiers, A History of men in Battle

Air Power (1x7)

Air date: Nov 06, 1985

The emergence of air power came as a direct result of World War I, the horrifying casualties of that conflict resulted in a search for a means to avoid the costly stalemate in the trenches. Since then air power has played an ever-expanding role in warfare. This episode studies the importance of air power, in the roles of both transport and surveillance.