Transforming the skies pilots, planes and politics in British aviation 1919-1940
"Following the Armistice of 1918, the British Air Industry and the newly founded RAF held a low place in national priorities. The RAF was rapidly run down, with the infant airlines being given the least possible help, and this neglect continued during the 1920s. The RAF’s role was questioned an...
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Stroud, Gloucestershire
History Press
2018
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "Following the Armistice of 1918, the British Air Industry and the newly founded RAF held a low place in national priorities. The RAF was rapidly run down, with the infant airlines being given the least possible help, and this neglect continued during the 1920s. The RAF’s role was questioned and civilian air travel remained a dream for most and the province of the well-heeled few. But the breakdown of the Geneva Disarmament Talks led to renewed interest in the National Air Force, and the rise of the European dictators brought calls for rapid modernisation and interceptor aircraft, together with the development of further European civilian air routes. Here, Peter Reese charts the dramatic changes that swept aviation across the dynamic interwar period, revealing the transformative last-minute preparations for defence in a world where much depended on the contributions of some outstanding individuals."--Publisher description Backs to the wall 1919-26 -- New perspectives 1926-33 -- Gathering war clouds 1933-38 -- Race for lost time 1938-40 |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | 283 pages illustrations 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0750984104 0-7509-8410-4 9780750984102 978-0-7509-8410-2 |