About the Author

Linda R. Robertson is professor and director of the Media and Society program at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Reviews

"In this extraordinary study, Robertson traces the American air service from its inception during World War I through the second Gulf conflict and reveals how through the romanticized myth of the flying ace the vision of "clean" or civilized combat was sold to receptive politicians and a gullible public. A highly controversial yet stimulating book that demands to be read." - Library Journal "The Dream of Civilized Warfare fills a crying need for an approach to the history of military aviation that acknowledges the forces of social and cultural history." - Military History"

"In this extraordinary study, Robertson traces the American air service from its inception during World War I through the second Gulf conflict and reveals how through the romanticized myth of the flying ace the vision of "clean" or civilized combat was sold to receptive politicians and a gullible public. A highly controversial yet stimulating book that demands to be read." - Library Journal "The Dream of Civilized Warfare fills a crying need for an approach to the history of military aviation that acknowledges the forces of social and cultural history." - Military History"