Biplanes and bombsights : British bombing in World War I / George K. Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, George K., 1944-

Contributor:

Air University (U.S.). Press

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, British.

World War, 1914-1918.

Bombers--Great Britain.

Bombers.

Military operations, Aerial--British.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 312 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Maxell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

Colonel Williams presents a comprehensive study of British bombing efforts in the Great War. He contends that the official version of costs and results underplays the costs while overplaying the results. Supported by postwar findings of both US and British evaluation teams, he argues that British bombing efforts were significantly less effective than heretofore believed. Colonel Williams also presents a strong argument that German air defenses caused considerably less damage to British forces than pilot error, malfunctioning aircraft, and bad weather. That we believed otherwise supports the notion that British bombing raids had forced Germany to transfer significant air assets to defend against them. Williams, however, found no evidence that any such transfer occurred. Actual results, Colonel Williams argues, stand in strong contrast to claimed results.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index.

Print version record.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2020.

Other Format:

Print version: Williams, George K., 1944- Biplanes and bombsights.

ISBN:

9781429455756

1429455756

OCLC:

85446074

Access Restriction:

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