Air Power and the Great War
Event Information
Description
Photo courtesy of the National WWI Museum and Memorial.
Presented in partnerhip with the National WWI Museum and Memorial.
The lecture
The effects of air power on World War I were immense. Explore these impacts with historian and World War One Historical Association’s former president, Steve Suddaby, for a discussion on how air innovations influenced land and sea battles’ outcomes. Presented in partnership with the National WWI Museum and Memorial.
The speaker
Steve Suddaby is a four-time winner of the Thornton D. Hooper Award for Excellence in Aviation History. In the last 25 years, Steve has focused his research on the aerial bombing campaigns of WWI. He and his father Allen have published the English translation of the history of French aerial bombing under the title French Strategic and Tactical Bombardment Forces of World War I. Steve is a retired national security analyst.
Venue
The program will be held at the Linda Hall Library, 5109 Cherry Street, Kansas City, Missouri.
