The Battle for Britain: Interservice Rivalry Between the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, 1909-40 - Couverture rigide

Cumming, Anthony J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1612518346 ISBN 13 : 9781612518343

Editeur : Naval Institute Press, 2015

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Anthony J. Cumming, after a career in the British civil service, earned his Ph.D. in history at the University of Plymouth in 2006, UK. That year, he also won the University of London’s Julian Corbett Prize for Research in Modern Naval History. He lives in Devon, UK with his wife and pet greyhound.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Naval Institute Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1612518346
• ISBN 13: 9781612518343
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible