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CLOSE CALL - RAF CLOSE AIR SUPPORT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

VOLUME 1 - DEFEAT IN FRANCE TO EL HAMMA 1939-1943

Autore: Vic Flintham

Codice: 245012

€ 36,00

Traccia la storia e lo sviluppo del ruolo del supporto aereo ravvicinato britannico nella seconda guerra mondiale nel Mediterraneo. Questo primo volume parte dall’ultimo anno di combattimenti della Grande Guerra, attraverso gli anni del dopoguerra per arrivare alle campagne nel deserto occidentale dell’Africa settentrionale di inizio seconda guerra mondiale.

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  • A detailed, thoroughly researched account of this neglected aspect of British operations in World War II.
  • Traces the history and evolution of close air support from the Great War through to the war in the Western Desert.
  • Draws on both official records and the personal records of those who participated in these operations.

Close support for the Army by the Royal Air Force evolved during World War II from a state of near non-existence to becoming a fully integrated part of the battle plan. Nowhere was co-operation more refined and better developed than in the Mediterranean theatre.

In the first of two volumes, the author traces the evolution and development of close air support, beginning during the final year of the Great War, via the doldrums of the inter-war years, to the point where the RAF was criticised heavily because of its apparent absence at Dunkirk. The rise and demise of Army Co-operation Command is examined in detail, followed by the first systematic close air support in East Africa and the various campaigns in the Western Desert.

Reference has been made to logbooks, diaries and autobiographies of many of those who were there. Complemented with maps, diagrams and hundreds of photographs, it provides a comprehensive account of this neglected aspect of operations in World War II.

Lingua

INGLESE

Illustrazioni

200 illustrazioni

Pagine

192

Misure

21 x 30

Rilegato

SI

ISBN
9781902109640