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During the years before World War II, the Royal Air Force, created amid the bloodshed of the Great War, saw salvation in the doctrine of a relentless offensive by a bomber force which would sail over trenches and then on to the enemy cities and annihilate the ability of the enemy to wage war. This book gives a view of how that doctrine, driven by courage and coldly sharpened by scientists, brought those visions to reality. This is a fresh analysis of Bomber Command, its tactics and technology. It discusses exactly how well organised Bomber Command was to exploit the rapidly evolving new scienc

World War, 1939-1945 --- Aerial operations, British. --- Great Britain. --- History.

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Contrasts between fighter combat and the bombers' war support Klinkowitz's belief that notions of the air war were determined by one's position in it. He extends his thesis by showing the vastly different style of air war described by veterans of the North African and Mediterranean campaigns and concludes by studying the effects of such combat on adversaries and victims.Air combat, Klinkowitz writes, offers a unique perspective on the nature of war. The experience of combat has inspired authors to combine exquisite descriptions with probing thoughtfulness, covering the full range of human expr

World War, 1939-1945 --- Personal narratives, American. --- Campaigns --- Aerial operations, British. --- Aerial operations, American.

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"World War I fighter pilot William C. Lambert of Ironton, Ohio, flew for the R.A.F. in 1918. Lambert left the Western Front in August with 22 victories--then the most achieved by any American pilot. This book examines his life and the wartime experiences that defined it"--

Fighter pilots --- World War, 1914-1918 --- Aerial operations, British. --- Lambert, Bill, --- Great Britain. --- Ironton (Ohio)

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'Into the Blue' is widely regarded as a literary classic. Originally published in 1929, and 44 years since its latest publication, this is Norman MacMillan's insightful and gripping book about his experiences as a pilot during the First World War.--Publisher.

World War, 1914-1918 --- World War, 1914-1918 --- Aerial operations, British. --- Macmillan, Norman, --- Great Britain.