2012/02/28 by E. H. WARD · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Decision Sciences · Engineering · #Military, Security, and Education Studies #Operations Management Techniques #Battlefield #Aviation #Flood myth #History #Political science #Rest (music) #Spanish Civil War #Aeronautics #Geography #Political economy #Ancient history #Engineering #Sociology #Archaeology
paper · pdf · doi:10.5787/12-2-619
openalex publication_date 2012/02/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
South African pioneers in the airSince time immemmorial, nation has waged war upon nation, both by land and by sea, yet it is only during this century that the air has evolved into a major theatre of war. Riding on the flood tide of a technology stimulated by two World Wars and the ever present need to remain prepared for the eventuality of an armed conflict, military aviation has, in a few short years, developed from relatively primitive beginnings into a highly effective and sophisticated weapon indispensable to a modern defence force. To a greater extent, he who controls the skies also controls the rest of the battlefield.