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• Book Title: The Royal Air Force . An Encyclopaedia of the Inter- War Years , volume 2 , Re-Amament 1930 -- 1939
• Author: Wing Commander Ian M. Philpott
• ISBN: 1844153916
• Publisher: Pen and Sword
• Year Published: 2005
• Our Price: £44.00 GBP ($72.60 USD)
• Description: Pen and Sword, 2005, first edition: black cloth hardcover in dust jacket, approximately 7.5 x 10 inches tall: 534 pages including index: black and white illustrations, maps, diagrams and charts. Synopsis: Part Two of a comprehensive two volume reference on the development and progression of the Royal Air Force between 1918 and 1939. The books cover the role of the service as protector of the British Empire; its modernisation to face the new German fascist regime threatening Britain and Europe; the changing structure of the force; squadron operations; the political involvement and its consequences: the aeroplanes and their equipment: personnel: technical advances in navigation and the breakthroughs in engine performance. Volume Two includes the development of radar and monoplane fighters, and the construction of new metals and the heavy bomber . Contents: Authors Foreword, Acknowledgements, Preface. Part One, Operations and Training: The Failure of Disarmament, 1930-1932. The Rise of the Dictators, 1933 - 1936. The Prelude to War, 1937 - 1939. RAF Operations, 1930 - 1939. Part Two, the Anatomy: Aircraft, Weapons and Defence Systems -- Procurement and Development. The RAF at Sea. RAF Stations, Airfields and Other Establishments. Support Services, Technical and Supply. Personnel. Air Doctrine, the Air Ministry and Command.. The Royal Air Force and Government. Appendices:- Air Technical Specifications in the 1930s. Squadron Locations, 1918 - 39. Pilot Training Courses at R. A. F. Elementary and Reserve Flying Training Schools, United Kingdom, 31st of August 1939. Non-Pilot Aircrew Training at RAF Elementary and Reserve Flying Training Schools, United Kingdom, 31st of August 1939. Administrative Arrangements for the 1931 Schneider Trophy Competition. Order of Battle of the RAF, September 3, 1939. Military and Civil Aircraft tested at A & EE, Martlesham Heath in the 1930s. Pilots on the Strength of Fighter, Fleet Spotter and Reconnaissance Flights of the Fleet Air Arm. RAF Stations by Commands, 1938, and Forming/Re-Forming of RAF Squadrons on Stations. R A F Apprentice Entries during the 1930s. The Various Home and Tropical Officer's Uniforms, 1939. Members of the Air Council in the 1930s. Bibliography. Index. Condition: as new. Please note a heavy book, please e-mail for shipping costs. For sale only with volume 1.
• Condition: Collectable- Like New
• Dustcover: Yes
• Binding: Hardback
• Type: Used Books

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