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Eyes of the Night : Air Defence of North-western England 1940 - 41
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bamford, Joseph.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Fighter Command, Group no. 9.
- Great Britain.
- Air defenses--England--Liverpool--History--20th century.
- Air defenses--England--Manchester--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British--20th century--Liverpool--England.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Air defenses--History--20th century--England--Manchester.
- Air defenses.
- Air defenses--History.
- Night fighter planes.
- Liverpool (England)--History, Military.
- Liverpool (England).
- Manchester (England)--History, Military.
- Manchester (England).
- Local Subjects:
- Air defenses--England--Liverpool--History--20th century.
- Air defenses--England--Manchester--History--20th century.
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Fighter Command, Group no. 9.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (382 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- : Pen and Sword, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the early years of WW2 two of Britain's most important industrial cities, Liverpool and Manchester were woefully unprotected from enemy bombing raids. Once the capitulation of France had occurred after Dunkirk, the Luftwaffe was able to base its vast bomber fleet at forward airfields that brought these strategic targets within their range. The effect was catastrophic and the two cities and surrounding industrial centres bore the brunt of the Nazi airborne blitz. It was clear that more anti-aircraft guns and fighter aircraft were desperately required to stop the slaughter of the population a
- Contents:
- ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""CHAPTER ONE - Provisions for Air Defence: 1936 � 40""; ""CHAPTER TWO - The Enemy at the Door: August 1940""; ""CHAPTER THREE - 9 Group: September 1940""; ""CHAPTER FOUR - Action in the Air: 7 OTU and 64 Squadron""; ""CHAPTER FIVE - 312 Squadron: October 1940""; ""CHAPTER SIX - Andreas and Cranage: Battling with Administration""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN - Wing Commander Oliver and 307 Squadron: November 1940""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT - 29 Squadron at Cranage: December 1940""; ""CHAPTER NINE - 96 Squadron: Experience in Action""
- ""CHAPTER TWENTY - Verity Gets His Way: State of Confusion""""CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE - Clearing Up: The Best Night Yet""; ""CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO - Mixed Fortunes: Introduction of GCI""; ""CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE - Enter the Beaufighter: June 1941""; ""CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR - 456 Squadron: July 1941""; ""CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE - A Black August for 256 Squadron""; ""CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX - 96 Squadron Moves to Wrexham: Autumn 1941""; ""CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN - Business as Usual: Conversion to Defiant Mk II""; ""CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT - Bleak Times: January 1942""
- ""CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE - Re-equiping With Beaufighters: April 1942""""CHAPTER-THIRTY - 96 Squadron: The End of an Era""; ""CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE - 256 Squadron: Woodvale and Beyond""; ""CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO - After 9 Group: Post-war RAF Preston""; ""CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE - Squadron Leader Rabone: A Strange Coincidence""; ""CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR - Of Those Who Served: The Airmen of 9 Group""; ""Epilogue""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781783402052
- 1783402059
- 9781783409334
- 1783409339
- OCLC:
- 854974657
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