Close Call: RAF Close Air Support in the Mediterranean; Defeat in France to el Hamma 1939-1943 - Couverture rigide

Flintham, Vic

 
9781902109640: Close Call: RAF Close Air Support in the Mediterranean; Defeat in France to el Hamma 1939-1943
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ISBN 10 : 1902109643 ISBN 13 : 9781902109640
Editeur : Hikoki Publications, 2020

Synopsis

Close support for the Army by the Royal Air Force evolved during World War II from a state of near non-existence to becoming a fully integrated part of the battle plan. Nowhere was co-operation more refined and better developed than in the Mediterranean theatre.

In the first of two volumes, the author traces the evolution and development of close air support, beginning during the final year of the Great War, via the doldrums of the inter-war years, to the point where the RAF was criticised heavily because of its apparent absence at Dunkirk. The rise and demise of Army Co-operation Command is examined in detail, followed by the first systematic close air support in East Africa and the various campaigns in the Western Desert.

Reference has been made to logbooks, diaries and autobiographies of many of those who were there. Complemented with maps, diagrams and hundreds of photographs, it provides a comprehensive account of this neglected aspect of operations in World War II.

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À propos de l?auteur

Vic Flintham, Andrew Thomasare are experts in the codes used by the British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force Units since 1938.

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Éditeur
Hikoki Publications
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1902109643
ISBN 13 
9781902109640
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
192
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