1st Edition
Strategy Without Slide-Rule British Air Strategy 1914–1939
By Barry D. Powers
Copyright 1976
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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The early history of British aerial defence development is one of misdirection and delusion. The misdirection, judging by the criteria of successful aerial defence in World War II, was primarily in the downgrading of home defence measures including the fighter plane. The delusion, again judging by Britain’s efforts in that second world war, was primarily in the assumption of the effects to be... Read more
Preface. 1. The Zeppelin Era: The Challenge 2. The Zeppelin Era: The Successful Response 3. Defence in the Gotha Era 4. The Birth and Early Infancy of the Royal Air Force 5. The Formative Years of Non-Military British Concepts of Aerial Warfare (to 1931) 6. The Fledgling Years of the Royal Air Force in Doctrine and Development. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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Barry D. Powers
