Rearming The Raf For The Second World War
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Rearming The Raf For The Second World War
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Author : Adrian Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2022-07-28
Rearming The Raf For The Second World War written by Adrian Phillips and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-28 with History categories.
When the RAF rearmed to meet the growing threat from Nazi Germany's remorseless expansion in the late 1930s, it faced immense challenges. It had to manage a huge increase in size as well as mastering rapid advances in aviation technology. To protect Britain from attack, the RAF's commanders had to choose the right strategy and the right balance in its forces. The choices had to be made in peacetime with no guidance from combat experience. These visions then had to be translated into practical reality. A shifting cast of government ministers, civil servants and industrialists with their own financial, political and military agendas brought further dynamics into play. The RAF's readiness for war was crucial to Britain's ability to respond to Nazi aggression before war broke out and when it did, the RAF's rearmament was put to the acid test of battle. Adrian Phillips uses the penetrating grasp of how top level decisions are made that he honed in his inside accounts of the abdication crisis and appeasement, to dissect the process which shaped the RAF of 1940. He looks beyond the familiar legends of the Battle of Britain and explores in depth the successes and failures of a vital element in British preparations for war.
Rearming The Raf For The Second World War
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Author : Adrian Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2022-07-28
Rearming The Raf For The Second World War written by Adrian Phillips and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-28 with History categories.
When the RAF rearmed to meet the growing threat from Nazi Germany's remorseless expansion in the late 1930s, it faced immense challenges. It had to manage a huge increase in size as well as mastering rapid advances in aviation technology. To protect Britain from attack, the RAF's commanders had to choose the right strategy and the right balance in its forces. The choices had to be made in peacetime with no guidance from combat experience. These visions then had to be translated into practical reality. A shifting cast of government ministers, civil servants and industrialists with their own financial, political and military agendas brought further dynamics into play. The RAF's readiness for war was crucial to Britain's ability to respond to Nazi aggression before war broke out and when it did, the RAF's rearmament was put to the acid test of battle. Adrian Phillips uses the penetrating grasp of how top level decisions are made that he honed in his inside accounts of the abdication crisis and appeasement, to dissect the process which shaped the RAF of 1940. He looks beyond the familiar legends of the Battle of Britain and explores in depth the successes and failures of a vital element in British preparations for war.
Victory To Defeat
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Author : Richard Dannatt
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-09-14
Victory To Defeat written by Richard Dannatt and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-14 with History categories.
A compelling history of the decline of an army from the triumph of victory in 1918 to defeat in 1940 and why this happened. A salutary warning for modern Britain. The British Army won a convincing series of victories between 1916 and 1918. But by 1939 the British Army was an entirely different animal. The hard-won knowledge, experience and strategic vision that delivered victory after victory in the closing stages of the First World War had been lost. In the inter-war years there was plenty of talking, but very little focus on who Britain might have to fight, and how. Victory to Defeat clearly illustrates how the British Army wasn't prepared to fight a first-class European Army in 1939 for the simple reason that as a country Britain hadn't prepared itself to do so. The failure of the army's leadership led directly to its abysmal performance in Norway and France in 1940. Victory to Defeat is a captivating history of the mismanagement of a war-winning army. It is also a stark warning that we neglect to understand who our enemy might be, and how to defeat him, at the peril of our country. The British Army is now to be cut to its smallest size since 1714. Are we, this book asks, repeating the same mistakes again?
Rearming The French
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Author : Marcel Vigneras
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Rearming The French written by Marcel Vigneras and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with France categories.
The reemergence of French national forces in the war against the Axis Powers, and the role of large-scale American aid.
The Second World War In Europe
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Author : S.P. Mackenzie
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-06-06
The Second World War In Europe written by S.P. Mackenzie and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-06 with History categories.
This is an updated edition of the first truly concise introduction to the history of World War II in the West. The author, S. P. MacKenzie traces the major events on both fighting front and home front, explaining what happened and, just as importantly, why the balance of fortunes swung first towards the Axis and then towards the Allies. Along with overviews of the origins and consequences of the conflict, the book: Provides a narrative account of the course of events on land throughout the war Contains sections specifically devoted to societies and economies; resistance movements and collaboration; technology and intelligence; alliances and strategy; the war in the air and at sea Assesses the impact of the war and introduces the key historiographical debates surrounding it Far from being a blow-by-blow account, the book shows how the Second World War can only be understood by taking all the contributing factors - military, economic and social among others - into account. In addition to the existing wealth of useful supplementary material, this edition has been updated to include a colour illustration section and, for readers interested in learning more, a detailed narrative guide to published historical literature. Admirably succinct yet academically rich, this is the essential introduction to the Second World War in the West.
British World Policy And The Projection Of Global Power C 1830 1960
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Author : T. G. Otte
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-09-26
British World Policy And The Projection Of Global Power C 1830 1960 written by T. G. Otte and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-26 with History categories.
Reshapes the discourse surrounding the nature of British global power in this crucial period of transformation in international politics.
The Development Of British Tactical Air Power 1940 1943
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Author : Matthew Powell
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-09-10
The Development Of British Tactical Air Power 1940 1943 written by Matthew Powell and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-10 with History categories.
This book explores the development of tactical air power in Britain between 1940 and 1943 through a study of the Royal Air Force’s Army Co-operation Command. It charts the work done by the Command during its existence, and highlights the arguments between the RAF and Army on this contentious issue in Britain. Much is known about the RAF both in the years preceding and during the Second World War, particularly the exploits of Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Commands, yet the existence of the RAF’s Army Co-operation Command is little-known. Through extensive archival research, Matthew Powell maps the creation and work of the RAF’s Army Co-operation Command through an analysis of tactical air power developments during the First World War and inter-war periods, highlighting the debates and arguments that took place between the Air Ministry and the War Office.
The Army Air Forces In World War Ii Men And Planes
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948
The Army Air Forces In World War Ii Men And Planes written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1948 with Electronic government information categories.
The Royal Air Force Rearmament 1930 1939
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Author : Ian M. Philpott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Royal Air Force Rearmament 1930 1939 written by Ian M. Philpott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.
Nelson To Vanguard
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Author : D. K. Brown
language : en
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Release Date : 2012-07-30
Nelson To Vanguard written by D. K. Brown and has been published by Seaforth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-30 with History categories.
Nelson to Vanguard is the third volume in D K Browns bestselling series on warship design and development looks at the Royal Navys response to the restrictions placed on it by the Washington Naval Treaties in the inter-war years, and analyses the fleet that was constructed to fight the Second World War. He focusses on the principal pre-war developments such as the first purpose-built aircraft carriers and the growing perception of the threat of air attack to warships. All the wartime construction programmes are covered, such as the massive expansion in escort ships to counter the U-boat menace, and the development of the amphibious warfare fleet for the D-Day landings in 1944. Full analysis is also provided of the experience of wartime damage, as well as the once top secret pre- and post-war damage trials. Illustrated throughout with a superb collection of contemporary photographs and numerous line drawings, this now classic work is required reading for naval historians and enthusiasts.