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- The Sky on Fire: The First Battle of Britain, 1917-1918
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: The University of Alabama Press
summary
A fascinating examination of the strategies and uses of air power in the First World War, Sky on Fire covers not only developments in military hardware and tactics but also how public policy and political considerations shaped the ways air power was deployed. Providing an excellent balance of data and statistics as well as human insights, Fredette’s book is essential reading for readers interested in the air power, both historically and in contemporary conflicts.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
- pp. iii-vi
- List of Maps
- pp. ix-x
- List of Illustrations
- pp. xi-xii
- Foreword by Hanson W. Baldwin
- pp. xiii-xxiv
- 1. 'A Single German Aeroplane'
- pp. 3-14
- A Vision of Modern Warfare
- 2. The Coming of the 'Wong-Wongs'
- pp. 17-28
- 3. Air War and Baby-Killing
- pp. 29-33
- 4. The England Squadron
- pp. 34-45
- 5. Gotha in the Sea
- pp. 46-51
- London by Day
- 6. A Grand but Deadly Show
- pp. 53-61
- 8. 'The Hammer is in Our Hands'
- pp. 68-74
- 9· The Raid Heard Round the World
- pp. 75-85
- 10. The Fortress of London
- pp. 85-92
- 11. Sunday in Southend
- pp. 93-101
- 12. Defeat of the Day Raiders
- pp. 102-110
- 13. 'The Magna Carta of British Air Power'
- pp. 111-118
- ... And by Night
- 14. Trials and Experiments
- pp. 121-131
- 15. Giants to the West
- pp. 132-136
- 16. The First Blitz
- pp. 137-150
- 17. 'We Will Give it All Back to Them'
- pp. 151-159
- 18. 'All that Flies and Creeps'
- pp. 160-172
- 19. Winter Twilight of the Gotha Bombers
- pp. 173-185
- 20. The Nights of the Giants
- pp. 186-196
- 21. Khaki and Blue: An Air Force is Born
- pp. 197-204
- End of a Round
- 22. The Biggest Raid—and the Last
- pp. 207-214
- 23. Retreat to Oblivion
- pp. 215-220
- 24. The First Bomber Command
- pp. 221-228
- A Fearsome Legacy
- 25. Only a Beginning
- pp. 231-241
- 26. The Sky on Fire
- pp. 242-252
- Bibliographies
- pp. 267-270
Additional Information
ISBN
9780817388270
Related ISBN(s)
9780817353476
MARC Record
OCLC
933561288
Pages
331
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2005
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