History A-Level
Aerial reconnaissance
What Aerial reconnaissance means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Aerial reconnaissance
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Transformed military intelligence and produced a more informed and coordinated war on the ground.
Topics that use Aerial reconnaissance
- Paper 3, Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918 - 5 The war in the air, 1914–18 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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