RAF at the crossroads
Baughen, Greg2021
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The events of 1942 marked a pivotal year in the history of British air power. For more than two decades the theory that long-range bombing could win wars had dominated British defence policy. The vast majority of warplanes ordered for the RAF were designed either to bomb enemy cities or stop the enemy from bombing British cites. Britain had never had the resources to build a large army as well as a strategic bomber fleet; it had always had to make a choice. Now it seemed the country might have made the wrong choice. For the first time since 1918 Britain began thinking seriously about a different way of fighting wars. Was it too late to change? Was a strategic bombing campaign the only option open to Britain? The answers to these questions, which are all explored here by aviation historian Greg Baughen, would help shape the development of British air power for decades to come.
Main title:
RAF at the crossroads / Greg Baughen.
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Imprint:
Barnsley : Air World, 2021.Barnsley : Air World, 2021.
Collation:
264 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781526795342 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.544941
Language:
English
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BRN:
2411472