RAF 100

The Official Story of the Royal Air Force 1918-2018

James Holland (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2018
Andre Deutsch Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-233-00526-3 (ISBN)

Infos

RAF 100 celebrates and commemorates the 100-year anniversary of the Royal Air Force. Officially endorsed by the RAF, and with unique access to the their historic archives, the world-renowned broadcaster James Holland uses photographs and documents to bring the story of the people, planes and missions to life as never before.

From its genesis in the horrors of the First World War, when pilots were open to the elements in craft made of little more than wood and fabric, to the infamous Battle of Britain of the Second World War, through to the life-saving missions carried out in today's trouble zones, RAF 100 looks at the men, women and aircraft that are at the heart of this great service.

Autor

James Holland is an historian, writer and broadcaster. The author of a number of best-selling histories including Battle of Britain and Dam Busters. He has presented - and written - a large number of television programmes and series for the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, History and Discovery. He is co-founder of the Chalke Valley History Festival and co-founder of WarGen.org, an online Second World War resource site, and presents the Chalke Valley History Hit podcast. A fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he can be found on Twitter and Instagram as @James1940.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: The Genesis of the RAF; Chapter 2: The RAF - The First Twenty Years; Chapter 3: The Build-up to World War II; Chapter 4: The Development of Fighter Command; Chapter 5: World War II - Britain Under Trial; Chapter 6: World War II - The Tide Turns; Chapter 7: The Cold War - the Beginnings; Chapter 8: The Cold War - the Age of Detente; Chapter 9: New Order, New Challenges

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 10.07.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 200 colour, and black and white images
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 216 x 280 mm
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
• ISBN-10: 0-233-00526-9 / 0233005269
• ISBN-13: 978-0-233-00526-3 / 9780233005263
• Zustand: Neuware