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The Royal Air Force - Volume 2 : an Encyclopedia of the Inter-War Years 1930-1939.

Volume II of this mammoth reference work covers the years in which the League of Nations failed because of the emerging dictatorships in Germany and Italy and the expansionist policies adopted by Japan. Britain was still reeling from the consequences of World War I and the RAF was sadly far behind t...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Philpott, Ian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Havertown : Pen and Sword, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Author's Foreword; Acknowledgements; Preface; PART I Operations and Training; Chapter 1 The Failure of Disarmament, 1930 to 1932; Chapter 2 The Rise of the Dictators, 1933 to 1936; Chapter 3 The Prelude to War, 1937 to 1939; Chapter 4 RAF Operations, 1930 to 1939; PART II The Anatomy; Chapter 5 Aircraft, Weapons and Defence Systems -- Procurement and Development; Chapter 6 The RAF at Sea; Chapter 7 RAF Stations, Airfields and Other Establishments; Chapter 8 Support Services, Technical and Supply; Chapter 9 Personnel. 
505 8 |a Chapter 10 Air Doctrine, the Air Ministry and CommandChapter 11 The Royal Air Force and Government; Appendices; A Aircraft Technical Specifications in the 1930s; B Squadron Locations, 1918-39; C Pilot Training Courses at RAF Elementary and Reserve Flying Training Schools, United Kingdom, 31 August 1939; D Non-Pilot Aircrew Training at RAF Elementary and Reserve Flying Training Schools, United Kingdom, 31 August 1939; E Administrative Arrangements for the 1931 Schneider Trophy Competition; F Order of Battle of the RAF, 3 September 1939. 
505 8 |a G Military and Civil Aircraft Tested at A & EE Martlesham Heath in the 1930sH Pilots on the Strength of Fighter, Fleet Spotter and Reconnaissance Flights of the Fleet Air Arm; I RAF Stations by Commands, 1938, and Forming/Re-forrning of RAF Squadrons on Stations; J RAF Apprentice Entries During the 1930s; K The Various Home and Tropical Officers' Uniforms, 1939; L Members of the Air Council in the 1930s; Bibliography; Index. 
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