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Beyond the Horizon, The History of Airborne Early Warning Author Ian Shaw with Sérgio Santana ISBN 978-0-9854554-3-9 Size 21x28cm, softcover Volume 256 pages with 25 black & white pictures, 107 colour pictures, 5 maps and 65 artworks and drawings Weight 1.07kg Retail price 35.95 Euro plus p&p Publication 23 October 2014 Publisher Harpia Publishing L.L.C. No modern air force would contemplate a critical air operation without the involvement of some kind of airborne early warning component. For the first time, Harpia Publishing presents the full history of the airborne early warning mission and its various aircraft, from these first tentative steps in World War II up to the present day, and the use of AEW and control (AEW&C) platforms as a familiar force multiplier in modern air warfare.
Detailed, precise and accurate, Ian Shaw and Sérgio Santana draw upon a myriad of technical data, archive material and extensive interviews with the personnel who have operated AEW&C aircraft through the years. As well as detailing the development of technology and daily operations of the airborne early warning community, attention is also given to the deployment of these capabilities in combat, from World War II, via Korea and Southeast Asia to the various Arab-Israeli Wars, Operation Desert Storm and more recent campaigns.