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The Royal Air Force History. An Encyclopaedia of the Inter-War Years. Volume II: Re-armament 1930 to 1939

Door Ian M. Philpott

Categorie
Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer
#242251
Titel
The Royal Air Force History. An Encyclopaedia of the Inter-War Years. Volume II: Re-armament 1930 to 1939
Auteur
Philpott, Ian M.
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Barnsley, Pen & Sword
Jaar van uitgave
2008
ISBN10
1844153916
ISBN13
9781844153916
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting

Volume II of this mammoth reference work covers the years in which the League of Nations failed because of the emerging dictatorships in Germany and Italy and the expansionist policies adopted by Japan. Britain was still reeling from the consequences of World War I and the RAF was sadly far behind the other major world powers in aircraft design, still relying on bi-planes that were direct descendants of World War I thinking. It gradually became apparent that, despite UK government dithering, the RAF needed to develop new aircraft, engines and increase production to confront the bully-boy tactics of the Axis powers. As the turn of the decade approached extraordinary measures were taken to enable RAF to defend Britain's skies and this her freedom. As with Volume 1, this book covers every c... (Lees verder)onceivable part of the RAF's history through these pre-War days. It looks at the development and invention of new equipment such as radar, monoplane fighters, metal construction and the heavy bomber. This was an era when science in aviation was rushing ahead and fortunately for Britain's freedom, it laid the foundations of victory in 1.945
Pagina's
544
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 20,00

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