Imperial Airs
Leo Amery, Air Power and Empire, 1873–1945
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11944150 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katherine C Epstein (Riverkeeper, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 571-598 |
| Publication date | 2010-10-21 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Imperial & Commonwealth History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-6534 • E-ISSN: 1743-9329 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03086534.2010.523961 |
| OpenAlex | W2006202993 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
In January 1904, at a lecture by a famous geographer, only a few weeks after the first flight of the Wright brothers, a young journalist named Leo Amery argued that air power would become a major ingredient of world power. His prescient comment is often quoted, but only to be glossed over. This article elaborates on it. The origins of Amery's views on air power lay in his childhood, his experience covering the South African War and the ‘national efficiency’ movement of Edwardian Britain. His views developed through his service in a variety of government appointments, including Lloyd George's Cabinet in the First World War and Churchill's Cabinet in the Second World War, and he occasionally managed to get his ideas turned into actions. Thus contextualised, Amery's views on air power illuminate both the man and the times through which he lived
Archaeology · Art history · Cabinet (room · Cartography · Geographer · Geography · Media studies · Political science · Power (physics · Sociology · World War II · Wright · Australian History and Society · History · Law
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The Amphibians Came to Conquer
The Quest for National Efficiency
Rhetoric and Reality in Air Warfare
Air power and colonial control
Imperial Air Routes
The Geographical Pivot of History
The Defense of Inhumanity
Days of Fresh Air
The Geographical Pivot of History
No Longer an Island
The Killing Ground
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2019 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |