The arsenal of democracy : aircraft supply and the Anglo-American alliance, 1938-1942 / Gavin J. Bailey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bailey, Gavin J.

Series:

Edinburgh Studies in Anglo-American Relations

Edinburgh studies in Anglo-American relations

Edinburgh Studies in Anglo-American Relations : ESAAR

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Procurement--History.

Great Britain.

Lend-lease operations (1941-1945).

Aeronautics, Military--Great Britain--Equipment and supplies--History--20th century.

Aeronautics, Military.

Aeronautics, Military--United States--Equipment and supplies--History--20th century.

Aeronautics and state--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Aeronautics and state.

Aeronautics and state--United States--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 308 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Aircraft were at the heart of British supply diplomacy with the United States in the Second World War and were at the forefront of the Roosevelt administration's policy of aiding the Anglo-French alliance against Germany. They were the largest item in British purchasing in the US in 1940, a key consideration in the Lend-Lease of 1941 and a major component of several wartime conferences between Churchill and Roosevelt. Through a series of case studies, Gavin J. Bailey reveals new details of how Britain used American aircraft and integrates this with broader British statecraft and strategy. He challenges conceptions that Britain was strategically reliant on the US and reveals a complicated, asymmetrical interdependency between the wartime allies.

Contents:

The Anglo-American Relationship and the Need for Historical Interpretation

The Evolution of Transatlantic Aircraft Supply Diplomacy, 1938-40

The Diplomacy of Critical Dependency, 1940

Lend-Lease and the Politics of Supply, 1941

The Limits of Dependency: American Aircraft in Action, 1940-2

Heavy Bomber Supply Diplomacy, 1941-2

The Problem of Quality: the Fighter Supply Crisis of 1942

Collaboration and Interdependency

Appendix: RAF Air Strength by aircraft type on 3 September 1939, 1940, 1941 and 1942.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7486-9380-7

0-7486-4973-5

OCLC:

853238625