The Royal Air Force : the first one hundred years / John Buckley, Paul Beaver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buckley, John (John D.), author.

Beaver, Paul, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Royal Air Force--History.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Royal Air Force.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 259 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

The story of the Royal Air Force, from its creation as the first major independent air force in the world in 1918, through World War and Cold War, to the struggle against jihadi terrorism in the 21st century.

Contents:

1 Formation p. 10

2 Imperial Policing in the Interwar Era p. 29

3 The Road to War, 1932-9 p. 45

4 The RAF in the Second World War: The Defensive, 1939-42 p. 67

5 The Bomber Offensive, 1939-45 p. 94

6 The RAF in the Second World War: The Offensive, 1942-5 p. 120

7 The RAF Enters the Nuclear Age p. 144

8 Cold War in Europe, 1945-89 p. 163

9 The Wider World, 1945-92 p. 180

10 The RAF in the Post-Cold War Strategic Environment, 1990-2004 p. 196

11 War in the Gulf and Other Not So Small Wars, 1990 to the Present Day p. 206

12 Future Proofing the RAF p. 225.

ISBN:

0198798032

9780198798033

OCLC:

1021288634