An entertaining and informative account by an Air Historical Branch senior researcher that will appeal to veterans and ex-National Servicemen as it recreates life much as it must have been for them.

- Simon Mander, RAF News

A good and interesting primer on a subject too often ignored in print.

Aeroplane Monthly

The Second World War airfields peppered around Britain are among the most visible and widespread reminders of this devastating conflict. Some are now almost forgotten or built over; others have become museums, industrial estates or parkland; and some have been adapted and remain in operation today. In this beautifully illustrated history, aviation historian Stuart Hadaway explains the crucial part airfields played between 1939 and 1945, detailing their construction and expansion; their facilities and equipment; the many functions they housed from command and control to maintenance and bomb-loading; how the airfields were used both for defence and offence; and how they changed during the war. He also explores what life was like on the airfields, as well as listing some of the remaining sites and what can be seen today.
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Introduction: The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier
From Wood to Stone
Airfield 1940
Wartime Growth
Airfield Life
Airfield 1945
Further Reading
Places to Visit
Index

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An illustrated introduction to the military airfields of Britain and the essential roles they played in the Second World War.
2020 marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, during which Britain's airfields were pivotal.
A list of fully illustrated paperback introductions to a swathe of British history, heritage and nostalgia, from Agricultural Hand Tools to Women in the Second World War, with themes including motoring, churches, railways, fashion, military history, women’s history, social history, architecture, agriculture and ceramics.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781784423957
Publisert
2020-04-30
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Vekt
160 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Dybde
6 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
64

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

Stuart Hadaway is a professional and published aviation historian, with two titles already in the Shire Library. As Senior Researcher at the Air Historical Branch (RAF) and former member of the research staff at the RAF Museum Hendon, he is an expert on airfields, their infrastructure, and operation.