The Birth of Independent Air Power: British Air Policy in the First World War

ISBN-13: 9780367634773 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 202 str.

Malcolm Cooper

Opis

In forming the RAF on 1 April 1918, Britain created the world’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.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

Malcolm Cooper