Malcolm Cooper

The Birth of Independent Air Power

British Air Policy in the First World War

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In forming the RAF on 1 April 1918, Britain created the worldà â â s first independent air service. First published in 1986, more than 65 years after the event, the decision remained poorly understood, this title presented the first detailed analysis of its creation, shedding new light on the process by which Britain entered the air age.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Library Editions: Historical Security
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 155mm x 234mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 320g
• ISBN-13: 9780367634803
• ISBN-10: 0367634805
• Artikelnr.: 67256527

Autorenporträt

Malcolm Cooper

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations. Introduction. 1.
Uncertain Beginnings 2. Aviation Goes to War 3. The Problems of Growth 4.
The Rise of Inter-Service Rivalry 5. The Curzon Air Board 6. A Policy of
Relentless and Incessant Offensive 7. The Aircraft Industry -
Reorganization and Expansion 8. The Smuts Report 9. Unification and
Dislocation 10. The Independent Force 11. Airpower and Victory. Conclusion.
Bibliography. Index.