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A detailed and highly readable account of how the RAF became obsessed with the bomber in the decades before the Second World War, yet even after six years of continual expansion Bomber Command was unable to mount a credible offensive against Germany in 1940. Adrian Phillips skilfully uses archival sources to show how the clash of personalities inside Whitehall combined with false orthodoxies within the Air Ministry to leave Britain with no counter to Hitler's Luftwaffe - except, almost by accident, the Spitfires and Hurricanes of Fighter Command.
Brett Holman, author of 'The Next War in the Air: Britain's Fear of the Bomber, 1908–1941'

A detailed and highly readable account of how the RAF became obsessed with the bomber in the decades before the Second World War, yet even after six years of continual expansion Bomber Command was unable to mount a credible offensive against Germany in 1940. Adrian Phillips skilfully uses archival sources to show how the clash of personalities inside Whitehall combined with false orthodoxies within the Air Ministry to leave Britain with no counter to Hitler's Luftwaffe - except, almost by accident, the Spitfires and Hurricanes of Fighter Command.
Brett Holman, author of 'The Next War in the Air: Britain's Fear of the Bomber, 1908–1941'

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[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars I am delighted to say that I learned at least as much about the Soviet support for the Republic as I did about the Germans and their formidable investment in Franco's success. The book is far from comprehensive but instead offers a solid understanding of the fundamental German,, Italian, and Soviet commitment to providing air support to their respective client states in this struggle. Just as important, it provides significant support for the widely acknowledged role of the struggle as a testbed for aeronautical technology and the strategic and tactical implications inherent in the emerging technology of aerial warfare. Significantly, a read of this text suggests strongly that little was actually learned about broad strategic and tactical applications and their limitations because so many of the institutions involved were already committed to misguided notions like "the bomber will always get through." It is not that careful study of events like the bombing.. Read more
NetGalley, William Harris

[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars I am delighted to say that I learned at least as much about the Soviet support for the Republic as I did about the Germans and their formidable investment in Franco's success. The book is far from comprehensive but instead offers a solid understanding of the fundamental German,, Italian, and Soviet commitment to providing air support to their respective client states in this struggle. Just as important, it provides significant support for the widely acknowledged role of the struggle as a testbed for aeronautical technology and the strategic and tactical implications inherent in the emerging technology of aerial warfare. Significantly, a read of this text suggests strongly that little was actually learned about broad strategic and tactical applications and their limitations because so many of the institutions involved were already committed to misguided notions like "the bomber will always get through." It is not that careful study of events like the bombing.. Read more
NetGalley, William Harris

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Model Aircraft Monthly, December 2021

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Luftwaffe Flak and Field Divisions 1939-1945

In true Images of War Series style, this authoritative book tells the unique story of Hitler’s Luftwaffe Flak and Field Divisions in words and rare images. From the outset of WW2, Go¨ ring’s Luftwaffe Flak units saw extensive fighting with their 2cm, 3.7cm and deadly 8.8cm anti-aircraft guns. By the time of the Nazis’ invasion of Russia, Luftwaffe… Read more...

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Luftwaffe Bombers in the Battle of Britain

Luftwaffe Bombers in the Battle of Britain will contains some 140-150 images of German bomber aircraft during the summer of 1940. The images will cover the entirety of the battle and will depict losses across Britain during this period. Each picture will tell its own story, and will be fully captioned with historical detail. Each section will have… Read more...

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Cracking the Luftwaffe Codes

'An intriguing page-turning and personal account of that most secretive of wartime institutions, Bletchley Park, and of the often eccentric people who helped to win the war' – Beryl Bainbridge Bletchley Park, or 'Station X', was home to the most famous codebreakers of the Second World War. The 19th-century mansion was the key centre for cracking… Read more...

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Day Fighters in Defence of the Reich

Day Fighters in Defence of the Reich is a detailed, comprehensive daily reference to the air operations flown by the Luftwaffe. These operations were designed to combat the daylight strategic missions by the United States Army Air Force targeting the German Reich and the western zone occupied by Germany. This volume is a unique look at the German air… Read more...

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Last Days of the Luftwaffe

The end of the Second World War in Europe was an epoch of complete social, cultural and technological upheaval. In the realm of military and aviation history this period was revolutionary. The eclipse of the piston-engine, and the introduction of electronic detection equipment, rockets and airborne weapons in previously unknown quantities changed the… Read more...

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