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Air Officer Commanding : Hugh Dowding, Architect of the Battle of Britain / John T. LaSaine, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- LaSaine, John T., Jr., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marshals--Great Britain--Biography.
- Marshals.
- World War, 1939-1945--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.
- Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940.
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Biography.
- Great Britain.
- Dowding, Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, Baron, 1882-1970.
- Dowding, Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 online resource.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lebanon, NH : ForeEdge, [2018]
- Summary:
- A new biography of the architect of RAF Fighter Command in the centennial year of the Royal Air Force.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments and Disclaimer
- 1 | The Making of a Soldier: 1882-1914
- 2 | The Making of an Air Officer: 1914-1918
- 3 | Postwar Senior Leader: 1919-1930
- 4 | The Air Council: 1930-1933
- 5 | The Air Council: 1933-1936
- 6 | Fighter Command: 1936-1939
- 7 | Command in War: 1939-1940
- 8 | The Battle of Britain: July-August 1940
- 9 | The Battle of Britain: August-September 1940
- 10 | The Battle of Britain: September-October 1940
- 11 | The Blitz: October-November 1940
- 12 | Laying Down the Sword: 1941-1942
- 13 | Taking Up the Pen: 1942-1951
- 14 | History and Myth: 1951-1970
- Coda
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Illustrations
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on print record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781611689389
- 1611689384
- OCLC:
- 1022983020
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