RAF: The Birth of the World's First Air Force

by Richard Overy

Book Overview

The birth of the Royal Air Force during World War I marked a pivotal moment in modern military and political history. With Europe's western front frozen in a bloody stalemate of trench warfare, both sides sought some means of directly attacking enemy resources and morale. The new technologies of air power were used at first for reconnaissance of enemy positions for artillery strikes. By 1917 German bombers had begun raids on British cities, including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393652297
• ISBN13: 9780393652291
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.3"