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The Battle for Britain: interservice rivalry between the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, 1909-1940

By Anthony J , Great Britain. Royal Air Force;Cumming

Book information

Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9781612518350, 9781612518343, 1612518346, 1612518354
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
12 MB (12356249 bytes)
Pages
XII, 224 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karten ; 25 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

"The Battle for Britain is a provocative reinterpretation of both British air and naval power from 1909 to 1940. Anthony Cumming challenges the view that the Battle of Britain was a decisive victory won solely by the Royal Air Force through independent airpower operations. By re-evaluating the early stage of the Mediterranean conflict and giving special emphasis to naval battles such as Calabria and Taranto, Cumming argues that the Royal Navy played an equally important role in defeating Hitler's early advances, buying critical time until the Americans could make a decisive contribution. His argument holds that the RAF's role as an independent arm has been exaggerated and that contemporary strategists can learn from investing too much confidence in independent airpower."

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