Royal Airs

Author : Sharon Shinn
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101589762

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Royal Airs by Sharon Shinn Pdf

Master storyteller Sharon Shinn created the thrilling and enchanting world of Welce in her acclaimed novel Troubled Waters. Return with her to that elemental universe in this tale of secrecy, romance, and a battle for power… Josetta is a princess of one of the Five Families. But she is far from the throne, so she is free to spend her days working in the poorest sections of the city. Rafe Adova lives the life of a career gambler in those slums. He has no real ambition—until the night he helps a girl named Corene, who looks like she’s stumbled into the wrong bar. Josetta is fascinated by the man who has helped her sister. Rafe is unlike anyone she’s encountered—someone seemingly devoid of elemental blessings. Rafe is also drawn to Josetta, but when he is assaulted by foreign mercenaries and they discover the reason behind the attack, Rafe and Josetta realize that the truth could endanger not only their newfound love, but also their very lives…

Author : Great Britain. Air Ministry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1514 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951002487799L

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The King's regulations and Air Council instructions for the Royal Air Force by Great Britain. Air Ministry Pdf

Author : Malcolm Hobart
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783469031

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Badges and Uniforms of the Royal Air Force by Malcolm Hobart Pdf

Throughout the relatively short yet highly distinguished history of the Royal Air Force there has been a tendency for the men and women of the Service to be overshadowed by the glamour of the aircraft.Nonetheless it is surprising that there has never before been a complete record of the uniforms and badges of the RAF and its predecessor, the Royal Flying Corps. Malcolm Hobart and Pen and Sword Books have cooperated to rectify this serious omission with this superbly color illustrated and comprehensive collector's guide. Badges of rank and trade are all depicted not only for the flying arms but for ground staff. This valuable addition to our Collector series also covers the RAF Reserves and Auxiliary Service, Air Training Corps and the Royal Observer Corps.

Author : David E. Omissi
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0719029600

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Air Power and Colonial Control by David E. Omissi Pdf

Between the world wars the main task of the RAF was to crush tribal rebellions against British rule. This study, based almost entirely on unpublished documents, shows how the independent peacetime role of air policing ensured the survival of the RAF during the lean financial times after WWI. Its analysis of rebellion and imperial violence is of interest to a broad audience. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Denis Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UCAL:$B790815

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Royal Air Force, 1939-1945: The fight is won, by H. St. G. Saunders by Denis Richards Pdf

Author : Denis Richards,Hilary Saunders
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782893424

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Official History of the Royal Air Force 1935-1945 — Vol. II —Fight Avails [Illustrated Edition] by Denis Richards,Hilary Saunders Pdf

Includes, 20 maps/diagrams and 23 Illustrations/photos The Royal Air Force is the oldest independent air force in the world, having gained its spurs over the trenches of Flanders in the First World War it was officially established in 1918. However it was during the Second World War that it would achieve its greatest successes yet, from an inauspicious start following post war budget cuts it would rise to become a decisive factor in the campaign to remove the Nazis from Europe and the Japanese from mainland Asia. The three volume Official History gives a sound and broad narrative of all of the campaigns, actions and engagements that the Royal Air Force was party to across Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia. The text was set out in manageable chapters, each dealing with a particular episode of the struggle against Fascism; and is written in an easy and accessible style free from the specialised vocabulary of flying or aerial combat. This second volume covers the period - 1941-1944, including The Fall of Burma The Capitulation The Continuing struggle during the Battle of the Atlantic The Victory in the North African Campaign The Capture of Sicily The Battle of Monte Cassino and the Fall of Rome The Bombing campaign against Germany gains momentum

Author : Denis Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UOM:39015041861694

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Royal Air Force, 1939-1945: The fight at odds, by D. Richards by Denis Richards Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105117452412

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Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News by Anonim Pdf

Author : James Pugh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317016892

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The Royal Flying Corps, the Western Front and the Control of the Air, 1914–1918 by James Pugh Pdf

By the middle of 1918 the British Army had successfully mastered the concept of ’all arms’ warfare on the Western Front. This doctrine, integrating infantry, artillery, armoured vehicles and - crucially - air power, was to prove highly effective and formed the basis of major military operations for the next hundred years. Yet, whilst much has been written on the utilisation of ground forces, the air element still tends to be studied in isolation from the army as a whole. In order to move beyond the usual 'aircraft and aces' approach, this book explores the conceptual origins of the control of the air and the role of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) within the British army. In so doing it addresses four key themes. First, it explores and defines the most fundamental air power concept - the control of the air - by examining its conceptual origins before and during the First World War. Second, it moves beyond the popular history of air power during the First World War to reveal the complexity of the topic. Third, it reintegrates the study of air power during the First World War, specifically that of the RFC, into the strategic, operational, organisational, and intellectual contexts of the era, as well as embedding the study within the respective scholarly literatures of these contexts. Fourth, the book reinvigorates an entrenched historiography by challenging the usually critical interpretation of the RFC’s approach to the control of the air, providing new perspectives on air power during the First World War. This includes an exploration of the creation of the RAF and its impact on the development of air power concepts.

Author : Samuel Cuthbert Rexford-Welch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Great Britain. Royal Air Force
ISBN : STANFORD:36105015624427

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The Royal Air Force Medical Services by Samuel Cuthbert Rexford-Welch Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1346 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1962-07
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030032090708

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Flight International by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ian Philpott
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844153916

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The Royal Air Force - Volume 2 by Ian Philpott Pdf

Volume II of this mammoth reference work covers the years in which the League of Nations failed because of the emerging dictatorships in Germany and Italy and the expansionist policies adopted by Japan. Britain was still reeling from the consequences of World War I and the RAF was sadly far behind the other major world powers in aircraft design, still relying on bi-planes that were direct descendants of World War I thinking. It gradually became apparent that, despite UK government dithering, the RAF needed to develop new aircraft, engines and increase production to confront the bully-boy tactics of the Axis powers. As the turn of the decade approached extraordinary measures were taken to enable RAF to defend Britain's skies and this her freedom. As with Volume 1, this book covers every conceivable part of the RAF's history through these pre-War days. It looks at the development and invention of new equipment such as radar, monoplane fighters, metal construction and the heavy bomber. This was an era when science in aviation was rushing ahead and fortunately for Britain's freedom, it laid the foundations of victory in 1.945

Author : Chaz Bowyer
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1996-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473817432

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The Royal Air Force, 1939–1945 by Chaz Bowyer Pdf

This book examines every aspect of The Royal Air Force, including organisation, statistics and operations during World War Two.

Author : John Buckley,Paul Beaver
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192518958

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The Royal Air Force by John Buckley,Paul Beaver Pdf

In 1918, the Royal Air Force became the first major independent air force in the world. Formed to serve a strategic need in the most intensive war that Britain had then fought, the RAF continued in the inter-war era to play a key role in the political and diplomatic world, and in defending the Empire. During the Second World War, the RAF was pivotal in defending Britain from invasion in the Battle of Britain, and then in leading the assault on the Axis powers, most notably through the contentious bomber offensive against Germany. In the post-war world, the RAF adapted and developed into a force to meet the needs of the United Kingdom during the Cold War, the retreat from Empire, and most recently in the move to coalition warfare against low intensity threats, all against a backdrop of diminishing resources and shifting priorities. This is the story of the RAF over the first century of its existence: how it has confronted the many challenges and threats it has faced — from the Luftwaffe in 1940, through the spectre of nuclear holocaust in the Cold War, to the fight against terrorism in the 21st century — and how it has contributed to the defence of the United Kingdom throughout that period.

Author : Max Arthur
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848947443

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Lost Voices of The Royal Air Force by Max Arthur Pdf

Max Arthur, bestselling author of FORGOTTEN VOICES: THE GREAT WAR, presents this moving collection of first-hand accounts of life in the Royal Air Force, from 1918 to the present day. LOST VOICES OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE records the role of the RAF in World War II, and, particularly, the Battle of Britain and the desert battles of North Africa, as well as in the Falklands and in the Gulf War. Through original interviews with air and ground crew, the spirit and comradeship, the stress, courage, isolation, vulnerability and the wonder of the wartime flying experience is vividly explored.