Author: Great Britain. Air Ministry
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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Author: Great Britain
Publisher:
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Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1052

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Author: Great Britain
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1052

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Author: Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Ash
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136315160
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305

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This is a long-overdue study of Sir Frederick H. Sykes, Chief of the Air Staff of Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) during the First World War. Historians, for the most part, have either overlooked Sykes or misinterpreted him, leaving a gap in the story of British flying. Contrary to previous images of Sykes, we now see that he was not a secretive intriguer or a tangential subject in RAF history. Rather, he played a fundamental part in organizing and leading British aviation from 1912 to the end of 1918. He provided organization, visionary guidance and efficient administrative control for the fledgling service that tried to survive infancy in the heat of battle.

Author: Glasgow (Scotland). Public Libraries
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 814

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Author: Charles Stephenson
Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
ISBN: 1526783649
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348

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A study of the British Royal Navy’s activities in the Indian Ocean during World War II, led by Admiral Sir James Somerville. The story of the British Eastern Fleet, which operated in the Indian Ocean against Japan, has rarely been told. Although it was the largest fleet deployed by the Royal Navy prior to 1945 and played a vital part in the theatre it was sent to protect, it has no place in the popular consciousness of the naval history of the Second World War. So Charles Stephenson’s deeply researched and absorbing narrative gives this forgotten fleet the recognition it deserves. British pre-war naval planning for the Far East is part of the story, as is the disastrous loss of the battleship Prince of Wales and battlecruiser Repulse in 1941, but the body of the book focuses on the new fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir James Somerville, and its operations against the Japanese navy and aircraft as well as Japanese and German submarines. Later in the war, once the fleet had been reinforced with an American aircraft carrier, it was strong enough to take more aggressive actions against the Japanese, and these are described in vivid detail. Charles Stephenson’s authoritative study should appeal to readers who have a special interest in the war with Japan, in naval history more generally and Royal Navy in particular. Praise forThe Eastern Fleet and the Indian Ocean, 1942–1944 “This meticulously researched, outstandingly clear, well written and absorbing account is long overdue and will most likely become a standard work. The text is most helpfully supported by over 80 pages of detailed end notes referenced to each chapter and a detailed index. This is not only a book for naval historians but also for anyone with an interest in the War in the Indian Ocean region. Highly recommended.” —Military Historical Society “I enjoyed this book – it gives us an account of an often neglected part of the war at sea, and of the achievements of Admiral Somerville, who kept his fleet intact in the face of a potentially overwhelming opponent, then was willing to acknowledge that his fleet needed to improve massively before it could take on the Japanese.” —Dr John Rickard, author and webmaster of the ‘Military History Encyclopedia on the Web’

Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 574

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Author: United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Publisher:
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 1302

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Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 3246

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Contains the 4th session of the 28th Parliament through the 1st session of the 48th Parliament.