The Decisive Campaigns Of The Desert Air Force 1942 1945

Author : Bryn Evans
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783462605

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The Decisive Campaigns of the Desert Air Force 1942-1945 by Bryn Evans Pdf

Compared to the RAF's Fighter and Bomber Commands, the Desert Air Force (DAF) is far less well known, yet its achievements were spectacular.??DAF led the way in North Africa and Italy in pioneering new tactics in close Army-Air Force co-operation on the battlefield, DAF and Allied air forces gave Allied armies in North Africa and Italy a decisive cutting edge.??While the Axis forces used the many rivers and mountains of Tunisia and Italy to slow the Allies' advance, DAF was there to provide that extra mobile firepower _ the artillery from the sky. They were the first multi-national air force, and the first to introduce air controllers in the front lines of the battlefield.??With first-hand accounts by veteran airmen form Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the USA, this book reveals the decisive victories with which DAF won the war over North Africa, the Mediterranean and Italy in 1942-45.

Author : Bryn Evans
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473834811

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The Decisive Campaigns of the Desert Air Force, 1942–1945 by Bryn Evans Pdf

“Absorbing . . . this is an excellent account of air operations and tactics of the air battles in North Africa, the Mediterranean, and Italy.”—Firetrench Compared to the RAF’s Fighter and Bomber Commands, the Desert Air Force (DAF) is far less well known, yet its achievements were spectacular. DAF led the way in North Africa and Italy in pioneering new tactics in close Army-Air Force cooperation on the battlefield; DAF and Allied air forces gave Allied armies in North Africa and Italy a decisive cutting edge. While the Axis forces used the many rivers and mountains of Tunisia and Italy to slow the Allies’ advance, DAF was there to provide that extra mobile firepower—the artillery from the sky. They were the first multinational air force, and the first to introduce air controllers in the front lines of the battlefield. With first-hand accounts by veteran airmen from Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the USA, this book “tells the previously untold story of how the DAF was the most decisive single factor in winning the three battles of El Alamein, and victory in the North Africa and Italy campaigns” (Yorkshire Evening Post). “A most welcome addition to the historiography of the air aspects of the war in North Africa and the wider Mediterranean . . . [it] will have considerable appeal to a wide ranging readership, but especially those interested in the tactical detail and personal experiences of the airmen involved in the various campaigns.”—British Journal for Military History

Author : Ken Delve
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1399083260

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The Desert Air Force in World War II by Ken Delve Pdf

This is a comprehensive reference to the structure, operation, aircraft and men of the 1st Tactical Air Force, or Desert Air Force as it became known. It was formed in North Africa to support the 8th Army and included squadrons from the RAF, SAAF, RAAF and eventually the USAAF. The book includes descriptions of many notable defensive and offensive campaigns, the many types of aircraft used, weapons and the airfields that played host to these events. The five main sections of the book include a general historical introduction and overview, operations, operational groups, aircrew training and technical details of each aircraft type. Lengthy annexes cover personnel, the squadrons in World War II, accuracy of attacks, orders of battle for each wartime year, maps of airfield locations and numbers of enemy aircraft downed.

Author : Richard Mead
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781036104177

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Churchill's Eagles by Richard Mead Pdf

An in-depth overview of the role of the Royal Air Force's leaders during World War II. The RAF did not come of age until the Second World War. The role of its forerunners in the Great War, the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service, although important, was peripheral to that of the ground forces. The founding father of the RAF, Lord Trenchard, was determined that it should become a fully-fledged third service, equal in status to the Royal Navy and British Army, and this he succeeded in doing between the wars, firstly by setting up the RAF College at Cranwell, and Staff College at Andover, and secondly by providing a cost-effective policeman of the more rebellious parts of the British Empire. By 1939 the RAF had grown substantially, but, of the three best aircraft of the coming War, only the Supermarine Spitfire was in service, as neither the Avro Lancaster nor the De Havilland Mosquito would be available until early 1942. Aircraft, however, were not enough. It was the leaders of the RAF, the subjects of this book, who would take the battle to the enemy and who, after six long years, would prevail.

Author : Mark Felton
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250095862

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Castle of the Eagles by Mark Felton Pdf

Vincigliata Castle, a menacing medieval fortress set in the beautiful Tuscan hills, has become a very special prisoner of war camp on Benito Mussolini’s personal order. Within are some of the most senior officers of the Allied army, guarded by almost two hundred Italian soldiers and a vicious fascist commando who answers directly to “Il Duce” Mussolini himself. Their unbelievable escape, told by Mark Felton in Castle of the Eagles, is a little-known marvel of World War II. By March 1943, the plan is ready: this extraordinary assemblage of middle-aged POWs has crafted civilian clothes, forged identity papers, gathered rations, and even constructed dummies to place in their beds, all in preparation for the moment they step into the tunnel they have been digging for six months. How they got to this point and what happens after is a story that reads like fiction, supported by an eccentric cast of characters, but is nonetheless true to its core.

Author : Bryn Evans
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781526761736

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Airmen's Incredible Escapes by Bryn Evans Pdf

Harrowing true stories of WWII Allied airmen who were shot down and survived, with maps and photos included. Allied air power made a major, arguably decisive, contribution to victory in the Second World War both in the European and Pacific theaters. But the cost in men and machines was horrific, with Bomber Command suffering 50% aircrew casualties. While many perished, others—shot down over enemy territory or water—survived only after overcoming extraordinary danger and hardship. Their experiences often remained untold, not just for the duration of the war but for many years. In this book, Bryn Evans has gathered together a wealth of unpublished stories from airmen of many nationalities, be they British, Commonwealth, or American. Some involve avoiding or escaping from capture, others surviving against all the odds, braving extreme elements and dodging death from wounds, drowning, or starvation. Importantly, the accounts of those who survived the battle in the skies cheating the enemy and the grim reaper give us a chilling insight into the fate of the many thousands of brave young men who were not so fortunate. The result is an inspiring and gripping read which bears testimony to human courage and resilience.

Author : Davide F. Jabes,Alessandro Romanello,Niccolò Tognarini
Publisher : Fonthill Media
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Macchi C.202 Folgore by Davide F. Jabes,Alessandro Romanello,Niccolò Tognarini Pdf

The Macchi C.202 was probably the most successful Italian fighter during the Second World War. It is generally agreed that the performance of the Macchi was superior to both the Hawker Hurricane and the Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk and on a par with the Supermarine Spitfire Mk. V. It is not by chance that virtually all the Italian top scoring aces flew this plane either with the Regia Aeronautica or the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana. At the same time, the Mc.202 is the symbol of the dysfunctions in the Italian military-industrial complex: the lack of sound industrial planning resulting in orders from the Regia Aeronautica for an exaggerated number of different aircraft; the lack of the development of adequate engines limiting aircraft performance and reducing capacity to house weapons with a proper punch; the corruption of politics and the culpable connivance of the high military spheres. The Mc.202 was therefore produced in limited numbers, while there is consensus that air war, especially in the African theatre, would have been different had the aircraft been adopted before.

Author : Richard Doherty
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783462988

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Victory in Italy by Richard Doherty Pdf

While the main focus in early 1945 was on the advance to The Fatherland, 15 Army Group's 5th (US) and 8th (British) Armies were achieving remarkable results in Northern Italy. Superb generalship (Truscott – 5th Army and McCreery – 8th Army under General

Author : Christopher F. Shores,Hans Ring
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : PSU:000014032271

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Fighters Over the Desert by Christopher F. Shores,Hans Ring Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1036 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UIUC:30112106675181

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The Army Air Forces in World War II: Europe, argument to V-E Day, January 1944 to May 1945 by Anonim Pdf

Author : James Rhodes
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780244937966

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Gangi's War by James Rhodes Pdf

Author : Paul McElhinney
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445690629

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The Lion of the RAF by Paul McElhinney Pdf

The incredible true story of Air Marshal Sir George Robert Beamish, KCB, CBE - a man who played rugby for Ireland and the British & Irish Lions before becoming a leading light of the RAF during the Second World War, and a senior commander in the years following the war.

Author : Eric Hammel
Publisher : Daniel Hammel
Page : 892 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Air War Europa by Eric Hammel Pdf

AIR WAR EUROPA Chronology Eric Hammel THE GREAT AERIAL CRUSADE OF WORLD WAR II: There was never a military campaign like it, and there never will be another. Here is an opportunity to follow the great crusade as it unfolded in the air over the Nazi empire in North Africa and Europe. This exhaustive chronology sheds a fascinating light on the course of America’s air war against Germany and her allies. * The Air War Europa Chronology is a day-by-day accounting of all the major combat missions undertaken by United States Army Air Forces and United States Navy aviation units in the European, Mediterranean, and North African theaters of operations in World War II. * A special introductory narrative explains the crucial evolution of fighter tactics over western Europe—and how it led to the inexorable defeat of Hitler’s vaunted Luftwaffe. * All U.S. Army Air Forces theater fighter aces are covered— including unit affiliation, date and time ace status was attained, and date and time of highest victory tally (over ten). * Information pertaining to the arrival, activation, transfer, departure, and decommissioning of air commands, combat units, and special units. Comings and goings of the commanders of major aviation units are also covered. * Provides a rich contextual framework pertaining to related ground campaigns; international and high-command conferences and decisions influencing air strategies and campaigns; and breakthroughs in the development of special techniques and equipment, such as the evolution of the role of escorts and the strategically crucial introduction of fighter auxiliary fuel tanks. * Bibliography, guide to abbreviations, maps, and two indexes. Eric Hammel is the author of forty military history books, including Pacifica Military History’s Air War Pacific Chronology; Fire In the Streets; Six Days in June; Aces Against Japan, and Guadalcanal: Starvation Island.

Author : Richard Bickers
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1991-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780850522167

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The Desert Air War 1939 – 1945 by Richard Bickers Pdf

In the face of the massive publicity accorded to General Montgomery and his adversary, General Erwin Rommel, and bearing in mind the endless controversy that has raged over the dismissal by Mr Churchill of Generals Wavell and Auchinleck, it is easy to forget that the war in North Africa would have run a very different course had it not been for the part played by the Royal Air Force. During those long months when the men on the ground went back and forth across the desert in a dizzying succession of triumphs and reverses the men of the Royal Air Force, often woefully under-equipped, struggled valiantly to deep possession of the skies under which the troops were fighting. Richard Bickers, author of several books on the history of the aerial warfare, saw the war in North Africa and Italy from both the ground and the air, and uses his own experiences, interwoven with the recollections of numerous contemporaries, to create a vivid picture of what it was like to fly, to fight and to control operations over the desert at that time. He also gives the usually ignored ground crews the full measure of the recognition due to them - ground gunners, armourers, motor transport drivers and others.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 968 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : UOM:39015014496114

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The Army Air Forces in World War II: Europe, torch to pointblank, August 1942 to December 1943 by Anonim Pdf