The Aeroplane in War

** "The Aeroplane in War" by Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper is a recount of the airplane's transformation into a key military tool in the early 1900s, showcasing its rising potential and influence in nascent aerial combat. The book looks at how airplane technology improved and how it changed military plans, as countries came to understand how important it was to control the skies. The book starts with an introduction where the writers talk about how they saw the airplane becoming more important for military actions in the 1910s. They talk about how people didn't really trust airplanes at first, but then saw them become powerful weapons, especially for scouting and possibly for moving things and bombing. The writers point out that different countries, like France and England, were developing their air forces in different ways, with France being ahead and England starting to catch up. This leads to a closer examination of the development of military aviation and where it might go in the future of war. **