The Development of British Tactical Air Power, 1940-1943

A History of Army Co-operation Command
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-349-71339-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 261 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

This book explores the development of tactical air power in Britain between 1940 and 1943 through a study of the Royal Air Force’s Army Co-operation Command. It charts the work done by the Command during its existence, and highlights the arguments between the RAF and Army on this contentious issue in Britain. Much is known about the RAF both in the years preceding and during the Second World War, particularly the exploits of Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Commands, yet the existence of the RAF’s Army Co-operation Command is little-known. Through extensive archival research, Matthew Powell maps the creation and work of the RAF’s Army Co-operation Command through an analysis of tactical air power developments during the First World War and inter-war periods, highlighting the debates and arguments that took place between the Air Ministry and the War Office.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Powell, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Luftstreitkräfte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Besondere Kriege und Kampagnen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- 1. Army Co-operation at Home and Abroad.- 2. Tactical Air Power and the Battle of France, 1940.- 3. The Creation of Army Co-operation Command.- 4. The Work of Army Co-operation Command, 1941.- 5. The Beginning of the End of Army Co-operation Command, 1942.- 6. The End of Army Co-operation Command, 1943.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew Powell is an independent scholar who has taught at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has published on Army Co-operation Command in Canadian Military History, Air Power Review and the British Journal for Military History.