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High Stakes: Britain's Air Arms in Action 1945-1990

Door Vic Flintham

Categorie
Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer
#238511
Titel
High Stakes: Britain's Air Arms in Action 1945-1990
Auteur
Flintham, Vic
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Barnsley, Pen & Sword
Jaar van uitgave
2009
ISBN10
1844158152
ISBN13
9781844158157
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting

After the dust of World War II had settled, the military position of the UK was far from straightforward. It was of course allied to the USA and part of NATO, but it was at odds with the former in maintaining an Empire and the two nations also had competing oil interests in the Middle East. The UK's engagement in war after 1945 was thus a strange mixture ranging from homeland security through insular actions within the colonies or protectorates to preserve empire - to playing a major role in confronting the USSR. The types of active involvement of the RAF, Fleet Air Arm and Army Air Corps between 1945 and 1995 include the following, with examples. Maintaining Local Stability - Greece, Netherlands East Indies. Maintaining Empire - Malaya, Kenya. Defending Empire - Borneo. Defending Intere
... (Lees verder)sts - Suez, Kuwait. Homeland Security - Northern Ireland, air defence. Confrontation - Berlin Airlift, Korea. Covert Action - Albania, strategic reconnaissance. Humanitarian and Peacekeeping- Jordan, Cyprus. Development of Deterrent - Bombs, bombers and missiles.
Pagina's
418
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 17,50

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