The forgotten air force : the Royal Air Force in the war against Japan 1941-1945
著者
書誌事項
The forgotten air force : the Royal Air Force in the war against Japan 1941-1945
Brassey's, 1995
1st English ed
大学図書館所蔵 全2件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-324) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The role of the Royal Air Force in the Far Eastern war has received much less attention from historians than its many activities in the war against Germany and Italy. Indeed, just as the Fourteenth Army was and still is referred to as the Forgotten Army, so can the airmen and airwomen who fought alongside them reasonably consider themselves the Forgotten Air Force. This book, published to mark the 50th anniversary of the defeat of Japan, recalls and explains their achievements, and pays them their rightful tribute. The history covers, among other things, the problems of the 1930s as they affected the RAF in the Far East, the sad tale of events in 1941-42 in Singapore and elsewhere, the strategic issues affecting the war in South-East Asia from then on, the contribution to the military operations in Burma, and the RAF preparations for the assault on Malaya and on Japan itself. While basing much of it on official records, the author also draws on many private accounts to illustrate the very difficult conditions under which all had to work - groud personnel, as well as aircrew.
It shows how they, co-operating so closely with their Army and Navy colleagues, and with the American, helped ensure that triumph would eventually follow tragedy.
目次
- Towards the rising sun
- the years of neglect
- the paper fortress
- the chain of disaster
- India under threat
- priorities and preparations
- hopes deferred
- towards the offensive
- the battle joined
- the long arm of air power
- victory beckons
- Burma re-won
- finishing the job.
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