The Battle for Britain, interservice rivalry between the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, 1909-40, Anthony J. Cumming
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The Battle for Britain, interservice rivalry between the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, 1909-40, Anthony J. Cumming
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-209) and index
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mapsillustrations
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The Battle for Britain
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
893017426
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Anthony J. Cumming
Sub title
interservice rivalry between the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, 1909-40
Summary
"The Battle for Britain is a provocative reinterpretation of both British air and naval power from 1909 to 1940. Anthony Cumming challenges the view that the Battle of Britain was a decisive victory won solely by the Royal Air Force through independent airpower operations. By re-evaluating the early stage of the Mediterranean conflict and giving special emphasis to naval battles such as Calabria and Taranto, Cumming argues that the Royal Navy played an equally important role in defeating Hitler's early advances, buying critical time until the Americans could make a decisive contribution. His argument holds that the RAF's role as an independent arm has been exaggerated and that contemporary strategists can learn from investing too much confidence in independent airpower."--, Provided by publisher
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Interservice rivalry between the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, 1909-40
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- Interservice rivalry (Armed Forces) -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain
- Sea-power -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Air power -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 + Aerial operations, British
- Great Britain -- History, Military -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 + Naval operations, British
- Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940
- Great Britain, Royal Air Force -- History -- 20th century
- Memorial (Oshkosh) - Johnson, George
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- Creator1
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- Interservice rivalry (Armed Forces) -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain
- Sea-power -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Air power -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 + Aerial operations, British
- Great Britain -- History, Military -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 + Naval operations, British
- Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940
- Great Britain, Royal Air Force -- History -- 20th century
- Memorial (Oshkosh) - Johnson, George
- Other version1
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