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Fighter Command

Author : Jeffrey L. Ethell
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Fighter Command written by Jeffrey L. Ethell and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subtitled: American Fighters in Original World War II Color. Contrary to the impression left by most World War II books, the war was not fought in black-and-white. We_re proud to recall this era with the greatest collection of World War II color photography ever assembled. Crisp color photos of P-51s, P-38s, B-26s, B-17s, Me 262s, Me 109s, FW 190s, and many more. All are of such high quality you would swear they were just taken. The men, bases, planes and countryside _ plus firsthand accounts of experiences from U.S. and German pilots and ground crews. "...An excellent indication of the life of a fighter unit." Air Classics. Hdbd., 10 x 10, 176 pgs., 200 original b&w color photos.

Dowding of Fighter Command

Author : Vincent Orange
Publisher : Grub Street
ISBN 13 : 1908117745
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Dowding of Fighter Command written by Vincent Orange and published by Grub Street. This book was released on 2008-10-30 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive biography of the life and distinguished military career of the Scottish air chief marshal. Making full use of archival sources, studies by other scholars, and information provided by family members, Vincent Orange has completed the first biography of Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding to cover his entire life. Soldier, pilot, wireless pioneer, squadron commander, spiritualist, champion skier, “Stuffy” Dowding is perhaps best known as the creator of the first radar-based air defense system and his no less remarkable management of such throughout the Battle of Britain. Dowding served in “delightful and dangerous Iraq,” helped to pacify unrest in the Holy Land, was involved in the R.101 airship disaster, and oversaw the creation of Britain’s first eight-gun monoplanes, the Hurricane and Spitfire. Controversially dismissed from Fighter Command and refused the R.A.F.’s highest rank, he nevertheless became the first airman elevated to the peerage since Trenchard. Westminster Abbey was packed for his memorial service in March 1970 with more than 46 air marshals in attendance; and in 1988, H.M. the Queen Mother unveiled a statue in his honor. With his expert eye, respected historian Orange has analyzed and evaluated every episode of Dowding’s exceptional career to produce the definitive biography.

The Growth of Fighter Command, 1936-1940

Author : T. C. G. James
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780714651187
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book The Growth of Fighter Command, 1936-1940 written by T. C. G. James and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with the development of Britain's air defences during the years leading up to the outbreak of the Second World War, and the development of the system during the early period of the war, leading up to the Battle of Britain.

Fighter Command 1936-1968

Author : Ken Delve
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844156133
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book Fighter Command 1936-1968 written by Ken Delve and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2007-08-16 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beretter om den historiske udvikling inden for det britiske flyvevåbens "Fighter Command" gennem perioden 1936-1968, og beskriver bl.a. doktriner, organisation, opgaver, materiel og personel.

To Defeat the Few

Author : Douglas C. Dildy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472839153
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book To Defeat the Few written by Douglas C. Dildy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-09 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past 80 years, histories of the Battle of Britain have consistently portrayed the feats of 'The Few' (as they were immortalized in Churchill's famous speech) as being responsible for the RAF's victory in the epic battle. However, this is only part of the story. The results of an air campaign cannot be measured in terms of territory captured, cities occupied or armies defeated, routed or annihilated. Successful air campaigns are those that achieve their intended aims or stated objectives. Victory in the Battle of Britain was determined by whether the Luftwaffe achieved its objectives. The Luftwaffe, of course, did not, and this detailed and rigorous study explains why. Analysing the battle in its entirety in the context of what it was – history's first independent offensive counter-air campaign against the world's first integrated air defence system – Douglas C. Dildy and Paul F. Crickmore set out to re-examine this remarkable conflict. Presenting the events of the Battle of Britain in the context of the Luftwaffe's campaign and RAF Fighter Command's battles against it, this title is a new and innovative history of the battle that kept alive the Allies' chances of defeating Nazi Germany.

Air Officer Commanding

Author : John T. LaSaine, Jr.
Publisher : University Press of New England
ISBN 13 : 1611689384
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Air Officer Commanding written by John T. LaSaine, Jr. and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hugh Dowding may be described as the prime architect of British victory in the battle of Britain, and thus as one of a handful of officers and men most responsible for ensuring that Hitler's planned invasion of England never occurred. Dowding was born in 1882 at the apex of British imperial power and had an early career as a gunner on the fabled North-West Frontier of the British Indian Empire. During the first year of World War I, he served with distinction as a combat pilot in France, but his real test would come in 1936, when he was assigned the critical task of reorganizing the Air Defense of Great Britain as the first air officer commanding-in-chief of the new RAF Fighter Command. In that capacity he stood up to senior staff--and Winston Churchill--by preventing the dismantling of British air defenses during the Battle of France in the spring of 1940, defying pressure from the British Army, Britain's French allies, and His Majesty's Government to send the bulk of the RAF's front-line fighters to the Continent in what Dowding predicted would be a futile effort to stem the German onslaught. While holding back as many of his best fighter aircraft as he could, in June Dowding deployed 11 Group under his hand-picked lieutenant, Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park, to repulse the Luftwaffe over Dunkirk, covering the evacuation of some 338,000 British and French troops from the Continent. During the three months of fighting known as the Battle of Britain, the integrated air defense system organized and trained by Dowding fought the vaunted Luftwaffe to a standstill in daylight air-to-air combat. In October, the Germans abandoned their attempt to win a decisive battle for air superiority over England, turning instead to the protracted campaign of attrition by nighttime area bombing known as the Blitz. In building, defending, and overseeing the operations of Fighter Command, Dowding was thus not only one of the master builders of air power, but also the only airman to have been the winning commander in one of history's decisive battles.

Fighter Commands Air War, 1941

Author : Norman Franks
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473847230
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Fighter Commands Air War, 1941 written by Norman Franks and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive history of the Royal Air Force’s Circus offensive against Nazi Germany in World War II, by the author of Jasta Boelcke. Following the Battle of Britain, the RAF started taking the air war to the Germans. A small number of bombers, escorted by large numbers of fighters, tried to force the Luftwaffe into battle. Much air combat ensued, but it was not until Germany invaded Russia in June, 1941, that operations were stepped up in an effort to take pressure off Stalin’s Russian Front. Two major German fighter groups, JG26 and JG2, were, however, more than able to contain the RAF’s operations, generally only intercepting when conditions were in their favor. As author Norman Franks describes, over-claiming combat victories by pilots of both sides is amazing, and several of the top aces had inflated scores. Fighter Command, however, lost massively even though they believed they were inflicting equal, if not better, losses on the Luftwaffe. This battle of attrition was virtually a reverse of the 1940 battles over England, and pilots who had to bail out over France, were lost completely. The book covers the 100+ Circus operations and their accompanying fighter sweeps in detail, while also mentioning lesser operations where the RAF were concerned. The tactics employed by both sides are examined and show how each fighter force quickly adapted to changing conditions tempered by experiences gained in air combat.

Growth of Fighter Command, 1936-1940

Author : T.C.G. James
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135273421
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Growth of Fighter Command, 1936-1940 written by T.C.G. James and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first of two volumes of the classified Air Historical Branch study of Fighter Command and the Air Defence of the United Kingdom. It covers pre-war expansion of the Command, the creation of the first integrated air defence system, and an account of Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain.

Fighter Command, 1936–1968

Author : Ken Delve
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783408693
Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Fighter Command, 1936–1968 written by Ken Delve and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2007-08-16 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive reference to the structure, operation, aircraft and men of Fighter Command from its formation in 1936 to 1968 when it became part of Strike Command. It includes descriptions of many notable defensive and offensive campaigns, the many types of aircraft used, weapons and airfields. The main sections of the book include a general historical introduction and overview, operations, operational groups, aircrew training and technical details of each aircraft type. Lengthy Annexes cover personnel, the squadrons in World War II, orders of battle for each wartime year, maps of airfield locations and numbers of enemy aircraft downed.

Royal Air Force Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War

Author : Norman L. R. Franks
Publisher : Crecy Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Royal Air Force Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War written by Norman L. R. Franks and published by Crecy Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third volume of Fighter command losses deals with the final 16 months of the war. Plans for the Allied invasion of Europe were well under way in November 1943 when the 'Fighter command' nomenclature was put aside temporarily due to the RAF's fighter force being divided into two.

VIII Fighter Command at War

Author : Michael O'Leary
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782008926
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book VIII Fighter Command at War written by Michael O'Leary and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on the little known official Army Air Force report commissioned by the Eighth Air Force's VIII Fighter Command (FC) in May 1944. The detailed document chronicled the experiences of 24 pilots who had seen extensive service in the frontline escorting B-17s and B-24s on daylight raids deep into Germany. Briefed to provide a candid report on combat flying that could be used as a teaching 'manual' for potential fighter pilots, the VIII FC veterans openly discuss their secrets to success, and survival in the deadly skies over occupied Europe. Exactly half of those pilots who contributed to The Long Reach subsequently achieved ace status.

‘Twelve to One’ V Fighter Command Aces of the Pacific

Author : Tony Holmes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472800869
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book ‘Twelve to One’ V Fighter Command Aces of the Pacific written by Tony Holmes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume details the experiences of 107 elite American aces in combat against the Japanese. The highest scoring US pilots of World War 2 fought against the Japanese Army Air Force and Imperial Japanese Navy over the jungles of New Guinea and the Philippines. Flying P-38s and P-47s, men such as Dick Bong and Thomas McGuire won the Medal of Honor for their successes in combat in 1943-45. 'Twelve to One' is a rare document that details the 'tricks of the trade' employed by these men. This volume also includes biographies of the men whose tips for aerial combat make up the text, and the V Fighter Command Manual.

RAF Fighter Command

Author : Ron Mackay
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book RAF Fighter Command written by Ron Mackay and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2019-11-03 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Royal Air Force Fighter Command's brief was to provide an effective aerial barrier to any attempt at domination of British skies. The aircraft and technical resources on hand between 1936 and WWII's initiation were thankfully improved to a level that was barely sufficient to withstand the hitherto unchallengeable Luftwaffe's advance across Western Europe. Between 1940 and 1942 the Command generally found itself on the back-foot in terms of overall success. The introduction of aircraft designs that would change the situation, however costly, in its ultimate favour, featured prominently from the mid-point of WWII. The Luftwaffe found itself being challenged and regularly bested 'round the clock'; by the advent of D-Day the Command's efforts had materially contributed to the Allied on-surge that had placed its adversary on a permanent downward spiral towards total extinction.

Command Of The Air

Author : General Giulio Douhet
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782898522
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Command Of The Air written by General Giulio Douhet and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the pantheon of air power spokesmen, Giulio Douhet holds center stage. His writings, more often cited than perhaps actually read, appear as excerpts and aphorisms in the writings of numerous other air power spokesmen, advocates-and critics. Though a highly controversial figure, the very controversy that surrounds him offers to us a testimonial of the value and depth of his work, and the need for airmen today to become familiar with his thought. The progressive development of air power to the point where, today, it is more correct to refer to aerospace power has not outdated the notions of Douhet in the slightest In fact, in many ways, the kinds of technological capabilities that we enjoy as a global air power provider attest to the breadth of his vision. Douhet, together with Hugh “Boom” Trenchard of Great Britain and William “Billy” Mitchell of the United States, is justly recognized as one of the three great spokesmen of the early air power era. This reprint is offered in the spirit of continuing the dialogue that Douhet himself so perceptively began with the first edition of this book, published in 1921. Readers may well find much that they disagree with in this book, but also much that is of enduring value. The vital necessity of Douhet’s central vision-that command of the air is all important in modern warfare-has been proven throughout the history of wars in this century, from the fighting over the Somme to the air war over Kuwait and Iraq.

Air Command

Author : Raymond Collishaw
Publisher : London : W. Kimber
ISBN 13 : 9780718300739
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Air Command written by Raymond Collishaw and published by London : W. Kimber. This book was released on 1973 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiography of a Canadian fighter pilot who rose to become an air vice-marshall in the R.A.F.

Air Force Combat Units of World War II

Author : Maurer Maurer
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428915850
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Air Force Combat Units of World War II written by Maurer Maurer and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1961 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Called to Command

Author : Lt. General Gerald W. Johnson USAF (Ret.)
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1618587862
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Called to Command written by Lt. General Gerald W. Johnson USAF (Ret.) and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002-02-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes Johnson's 33 years in the military, including P-47 Thunderbolt missions in WWII, 13 months in a German POW camp, and his eventual command of the 8th Air Force.