RAF Fighter Command Pilot
The Western Front 1939-42
1st Edition
Published on 20. September 2012
64 pages
978-1-84908-780-3 (ISBN)
Description
The role of the "few", as described by Churchill, during the Battle of Britain has been the subject of much mythologizing both at the time and in the years since.
This book puts Fighter Command in context; describing the lack of funding and attention which it received during the interwar period, until it was almost too late. Taking the myth of the fighter pilot alongside first-hand accounts, this book shows how the war put nervous but brave human beings from all walks of life in the cockpit.
Although the Battle of Britain may not have in itself been the decisive encounter that it has historically been portrayed as, the moral victory won by the RAF, the victory that proved that Germany could be defeated, was just as important as a military-strategic victory.
This book puts Fighter Command in context; describing the lack of funding and attention which it received during the interwar period, until it was almost too late. Taking the myth of the fighter pilot alongside first-hand accounts, this book shows how the war put nervous but brave human beings from all walks of life in the cockpit.
Although the Battle of Britain may not have in itself been the decisive encounter that it has historically been portrayed as, the moral victory won by the RAF, the victory that proved that Germany could be defeated, was just as important as a military-strategic victory.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
30 b/w; 31 col
ISBN-13
978-1-84908-780-3 (9781849087803)
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09/2012
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Persons
Mark Barber has written titles for several military aviation series and publications, he has also undertaken historical consultancy work within the video game industry. His main area of interest is British military aviation in the First and Second World Wars.
Graham Turner is a leading historical artist. He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects. The son of the illustrator Michael Turner, Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK.
Graham Turner is a leading historical artist. He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects. The son of the illustrator Michael Turner, Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK.
Content
RAF Fighter Command in the inter-war period
Recruitment and training
Equipment: flying clothing and uniform
Aircraft of Fighter Command
On Campaign: conditions in theatre
Belief and Belonging
Experience of battle: tactics of air combat
Museums and surviving aircraft
Bibliography
Index
Recruitment and training
Equipment: flying clothing and uniform
Aircraft of Fighter Command
On Campaign: conditions in theatre
Belief and Belonging
Experience of battle: tactics of air combat
Museums and surviving aircraft
Bibliography
Index
