9781804517178 - Cuban Military Aviation: Organisation and Development of the Cuban Army Air Corps 1913?1952 (1) di Higuchi, Hlio; Sapienza Fracchia, Antonio Luis (27 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In 1910, less than a decade after achieving independence from Spain, Cuba began its first aeronautical activities and by 1913 the Cuerpo de Aviacion del Ejercito de Cuba (CAEC, Cuban Army Aviation Corps) had been created, well before many other Latin American countries established similar services. Cuban military pilots trained in the United States during the First World War and came close to being sent to the Western Front in France, however, the war ended before this could occur. The CAEC grew over the following years, and as Cuba supported the Allied cause during the Second World War benefited from the US Lend-Lease Program, and in the post-war years from other programs such as the American Republics Program (ARP) and the Mutual Defence Assistant Program (MDAP). These programs provided not only aircraft to the CAEC but also training for its pilots and mechanics. This volume examines the genesis of Cuban aviation, the organisation and evolution of the CAEC, Cuban Military Aviation in the Second World War, the failed operation of the Caribbean Legion in Cayo Confites, Cuban Naval Aviation and the CAEC in the late 1940s and early 1950s and includes a short biography of Fulgencio Batista. Annexes detail all the CAEC aircraft types from 1913 to 1952, when it was restructured to become Cuban Army Air Force (examined in a companion volume), as well as those of the Naval Aviation during the same period. Cuban Military Aviation Volume 1: Organisation and Development of the Cuban Army Air Corps 1913-1952 is illustrated throughout with original photographs and includes specially commissioned colour artworks. AUTHORS: Helio Higuchi hails from Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he was born in 1953. A hotel manager, he has degrees in Architecture and Urban Design and Marketing. A researcher of Latin American military subjects, he is a regular contributor to Brazilian periodicals Asas, Flap and Tecnologia e Defesa. He is the author of A Servico do Generalissimo - Os Pilotos Brasileiros na Republica Dominicana (In the Service of the Generalissimo - Brazilian Pilots in the Dominican Republic, 2014). Antonio Luis Sapienza Fracchia was born in Asuncion, Paraguay on 14 May 1960. He graduated from the Catholic University of Asuncion where he got a B.A. in Clinical Psychology. He also took specialized English courses at Tulane University of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and San Diego State University in California. He is now a retired English Teacher and Academic Coordinator of the Centro Cultural Paraguayo-Americano (CCPA), a binational institute in Asuncion. Married with two children, he resides in the capital. In his function as an aviation historian, Sapienza became a founding member of the Instituto Paraguayo de Historia Aeronautica "Silvio Pettirossi" and has written more than 500 related articles for the specialised press around the world. Sapienza has received five decorations for his academic merits, and published eleven books, including a number for Helion's atWar series. 206 b/w photos, 21 colour profiles, 2 colour maps, 2 diagrams, 8 tables Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In 1910, less than a decade after achieving independence from Spain, Cuba began its first aeronautical activities and by 1913 the Cuerpo de Aviacion del Ejercito de Cuba (CAEC, Cuban Army Aviation Corps) had been created, well before many other Latin American countries established similar services. Cuban military pilots trained in the United States during the First World War and came close to being sent to the Western Front in France, however, the war ended before this could occur. The CAEC grew over the following years, and as Cuba supported the Allied cause during the Second World War benefited from the US Lend-Lease Program, and in the post-war years from other programs such as the American Republics Program (ARP) and the Mutual Defence Assistant Program (MDAP). These programs provided not only aircraft to the CAEC but also training for its pilots and mechanics. This volume examines the genesis of Cuban aviation, the organisation and evolution of the CAEC, Cuban Military Aviation in the Second World War, the failed operation of the Caribbean Legion in Cayo Confites, Cuban Naval Aviation and the CAEC in the late 1940s and early 1950s and includes a short biography of Fulgencio Batista. Annexes detail all the CAEC aircraft types from 1913 to 1952, when it was restructured to become Cuban Army Air Force (examined in a companion volume), as well as those of the Naval Aviation during the same period. Cuban Military Aviation Volume 1: Organisation and Development of the Cuban Army Air Corps 1913-1952 is illustrated throughout with original photographs and includes specially commissioned colour artworks. AUTHORS: Helio Higuchi hails from Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he was born in 1953. A hotel manager, he has degrees in Architecture and Urban Design and Marketing. A researcher of Latin American military subjects, he is a regular contributor to Brazilian periodicals Asas, Flap and Tecnologia e Defesa. He is the author of A Servico do Generalissimo - Os Pilotos Brasileiros na Republica Dominicana (In the Service of the Generalissimo - Brazilian Pilots in the Dominican Republic, 2014). Antonio Luis Sapienza Fracchia was born in Asuncion, Paraguay on 14 May 1960. He graduated from the Catholic University of Asuncion where he got a B.A. in Clinical Psychology. He also took specialized English courses at Tulane University of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and San Diego State University in California. He is now a retired English Teacher and Academic Coordinator of the Centro Cultural Paraguayo-Americano (CCPA), a binational institute in Asuncion. Married with two children, he resides in the capital. In his function as an aviation historian, Sapienza became a founding member of the Instituto Paraguayo de Historia Aeronautica "Silvio Pettirossi" and has written more than 500 related articles for the specialised press around the world. Sapienza has received five decorations for his academic merits, and published eleven books, including a number for Helion's atWar series. 206 b/w photos, 21 colour profiles, 2 colour maps, 2 diagrams, 8 tables Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In 1910, less than a decade after achieving independence from Spain, Cuba began its first aeronautical activities and by 1913 the Cuerpo de Aviacion del Ejercito de Cuba (CAEC, Cuban Army Aviation Corps) had been created, well before many other Latin American countries established similar services. Cuban military pilots trained in the United States during the First World War and came close to being sent to the Western Front in France, however, the war ended before this could occur. The CAEC grew over the following years, and as Cuba supported the Allied cause during the Second World War benefited from the US Lend-Lease Program, and in the post-war years from other programs such as the American Republics Program (ARP) and the Mutual Defence Assistant Program (MDAP). These programs provided not only aircraft to the CAEC but also training for its pilots and mechanics. This volume examines the genesis of Cuban aviation, the organisation and evolution of the CAEC, Cuban Military Aviation in the Second World War, the failed operation of the Caribbean Legion in Cayo Confites, Cuban Naval Aviation and the CAEC in the late 1940s and early 1950s and includes a short biography of Fulgencio Batista. Annexes detail all the CAEC aircraft types from 1913 to 1952, when it was restructured to become Cuban Army Air Force (examined in a companion volume), as well as those of the Naval Aviation during the same period. Cuban Military Aviation Volume 1: Organisation and Development of the Cuban Army Air Corps 1913-1952 is illustrated throughout with original photographs and includes specially commissioned colour artworks. AUTHORS: Helio Higuchi hails from Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he was born in 1953. A hotel manager, he has degrees in Architecture and Urban Design and Marketing. A researcher of Latin American military subjects, he is a regular contributor to Brazilian periodicals Asas, Flap and Tecnologia e Defesa. He is the author of A Servico do Generalissimo - Os Pilotos Brasileiros na Republica Dominicana (In the Service of the Generalissimo - Brazilian Pilots in the Dominican Republic, 2014). Antonio Luis Sapienza Fracchia was born in Asuncion, Paraguay on 14 May 1960. He graduated from the Catholic University of Asuncion where he got a B.A. in Clinical Psychology. He also took specialized English courses at Tulane University of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and San Diego State University in California. He is now a retired English Teacher and Academic Coordinator of the Centro Cultural Paraguayo-Americano (CCPA), a binational institute in Asuncion. Married with two children, he resides in the capital. In his function as an aviation historian, Sapienza became a founding member of the Instituto Paraguayo de Historia Aeronautica "Silvio Pettirossi" and has written more than 500 related articles for the specialised press around the world. Sapienza has received five decorations for his academic merits, and published eleven books, including a number for Helion's atWar series. 206 b/w photos, 21 colour profiles, 2 colour maps, 2 diagrams, 8 tables Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - '.very well researched and quite image intensive.' - ModelingMadness.ComCuban Military Aviation Volume 1: Organisation and Development of the Cuban Army Air Corps, 1913-1952 presents the first comprehensive English-language study of the origins and evolution of military aviation in Cuba. Drawing on rare photographs, extensive archival research, and original artwork, this volume traces the creation, structure, and operations of the Cuerpo de Aviación del Ejército de Cuba (CAEC) from its founding in 1913 through to its transformation into the Fuerza Aérea del Ejército de Cuba in 1952.Cuba was a pioneer in Latin American military aviation. Just over a decade after gaining independence from Spain, the nation had already established an air arm--well before many of its regional peers. Early Cuban aviators trained in the United States during the First World War, and a Cuban air squadron was nearly dispatched to the Western Front before the Armistice intervened. In the interwar years, the CAEC gradually expanded its aircraft inventory and institutional capabilities, including goodwill flights across Central America and the Caribbean, and active involvement in internal conflicts such as the Gibara Expedition.Cuban military aviation came of age during the Second World War. Though not a frontline combatant, Cuba supported the Allied cause and benefitted from the US Lend-Lease programme, acquiring modern aircraft such as the AT-6 Texan and B-25 Mitchell, and receiving American training for its pilots and mechanics. In the post-war period, further aid followed through initiatives such as the American Republics Program (ARP) and the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP), which helped the CAEC maintain and modernise its forces.This volume explores the development of aviation infrastructure, training institutions, and operational doctrine within the CAEC. It also covers key episodes such as the Cayo Confites expedition, the establishment of Cuban Naval Aviation in the 1930s, and the acquisition of increasingly capable aircraft for reconnaissance, transport, and combat roles during the 1940s and early 1950s. The book additionally offers a concise biographical portrait of Fulgencio Batista, whose political influence shaped much of Cuba's military policy during this period.A detailed appendix lists all aircraft types operated by the CAEC and Naval Aviation between 1913 and 1952, and the volume is extensively illustrated with period photographs and specially commissioned full-colour profiles that bring the story of Cuban aviation to life.This is the first in a two-part series, with a companion volume examining the transition from the CAEC to the Cuban Air Force and its subsequent transformation in the revolutionary period. Cuban Military Aviation Volume 1 is an essential resource for scholars, aviation historians, and readers interested in Latin American military development in the 20th century.

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