This is a concise history of the Royal Navy's air arm during World War II, from their Arctic convoys, to the battle of Malta, and the last raids on Japan.
Tells the history of the Royal Navy's air arm during World War II, from their Arctic convoys, to the battle of Malta, and the last raids on Japan.
?ORIGINS OF THE AIR BRANCH – World War I – The interwar years RECRUITMENT & TRAINING – Pilots – Observers –Telegraphist Air Gunners – Mechanics – Fighter direction officers – deck landing control officers – Meteorologists – Women’s Royal Naval Service COMMAND STRUCTURE – Chain of command – Squadron composition – Embarked air groups – Mixed squadrons – Squadron numbering & markings CAMPAIGNS – 1939: the Western Approaches – 1940: Norway – France & the Battle of Britain – the Mediterranean: Force H – the Taranto raid – 1941: the Mediterranean – the Bismark – 1942: the ‘Channel Dash’ – the Malta convoys – Operation ‘Torch’ – 1943: Sicily & Italy – Victorious in the Far East – 1944: the Tirpitz raids – the Normandy landings – Operation ‘Dragoon’ – 1944–45: the British Pacific Fleet: the East Indies – Okinawa –Japan TACTICS – Torpedo-bombers – dive-bombers – fighters SOURCES & SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY PLATE COMMENTARIES INDEX
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A concise history of the Royal Navy's air arm in battle from 1939 to 1945, from the Artic convoys, via the battle of Malta, to the last raids on Japan with dramatic accounts of Royal Navy pilots battling against Axis forces.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781846032837
Publisert
2008-06-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
242 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
7 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
64

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Biographical note

Lieutenant Mark Barber RN is a pilot based at RNAS Culdrose. His dissertation on the Fleet Air Arm in the Mediterranean in World War II was named as the best in the year at the Royal Navy academy, Dartmouth. He was named Best Aircrew Officer upon graduation of his class. His unlimited access to Royal Navy and Fleet Air Arm museum records and photos, has resulted in a book that is a worthy addition to the annals of British naval aviation. Stephen Walsh studied art at the North East Wales Institute. Since then he has worked mainly for the American historical board-game market, fulfilling a lifelong interest in historical subjects. His American works include the best-selling Settlers of Catan. He has also produced many pieces of artwork inspired by JRR Tolkien.