The birth of the RAF, 1918 : the world's first air force

Author(s)

• Overy, R. J. (Richard James)

Bibliographic Information

The birth of the RAF, 1918 : the world's first air force

Richard Overy

（Penguin books）（Penguin history）

Penguin, 2019, c2018

• : [pbk.]

Note

"An Allen Lane book"--P. [4] of cover

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

'Fascinating, full of original material and shrewd insights ... a masterful historian of air power' Leo McKinstry, Literary Review The RAF was the world's first air force. This is the story of its founding in 1918, as a response to the new terror of aerial warfare, the struggles to keep it alive amid controversy and opposition, its crucial role in the Second World War and its unique place in Britain's history. 'Brilliantly lucid' Noel Malcolm, Daily Telegraph 'Richard Overy is to be congratulated on creating a concise exposition of the formation of the RAF ... this is a book that makes you think' Peter Hart, BBC History Magazine 'A skilful pocket history of the founding of the Royal Air Force in 1918 ... a fine introduction' Kirkus Reviews

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Details

• NCID: BB28164832
• ISBN:
  • 9780141983851
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: [London]
• Pages/Volumes: x, 145 p., [16] p. of plates
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 358.400941
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Great Britain. Royal Air Force -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00474814
  • BA19012541