Anti-Aircraft Artillery in Combat, 1950-1972: Air Defence in the Jet Age

Anti-Aircraft Artillery in Combat, 1950-1972Air Defence in the Jet Age\nAuthor(s): Mandeep Singh\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Air World\nISBN-13: 9781526762085, 978-1526762085\nSynopsis\nAnti-aircraft artillery was extensively used in combat in the First World War, though such weapons had made their debut in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, when the besieged French used balloons for observation and communication and the Prussians used the first custom built 1-pounder gun to try and shoot them down.\n\nIt was, however, not until the Second World War that anti-aircraft artillery came into prominence, shooting down more aircraft than any other weapon and seriously degrading the conduct of air operations. In the battle between the attackers and anti-aircraft artillery, the latter had the upper hand when the war ended.\n\nThe post-war years saw a decline in anti-aircraft artillery as peace prevailed, and the advent of the jet aircraft s.