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Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Air Force Journal of Logistics
Author: Air Force journal of logistics: vol24_no4
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 142899100X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 43
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Air Force journal of logistics: vol24_no2
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428990984
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Languages : en
Pages : 43
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Air Force journal of logistics: vol24_no1
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428990976
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Languages : en
Pages : 43
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Today's Logistics
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 142899369X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals
Author: Unflinching Zeal
Author: Robin HighamPublisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612511120
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
This consequential work by a pioneer aviation historian fills a significant lacuna in the story of the defeat of France in May-June 1940 and more fully explains the Battle of Britain of July–October of that year and the influence it had on the Luftwaffe in the 1941 invasion of the USSR. Robin Higham approaches the subject by sketching the story and status of the three air forces--the Armée de l’Air, the Luftwaffe, and the Royal Air Force--their organization and preparation for their battles. He then dissects the the campaigns, their losses and replacement policies and abilities. He paints the struggles of France and Britain from both the background provided by his recent Two Roads to War: From Versailles to Dunkirk (NIP, 2012) and from the details of losses tabulated by After the Battle’s The Battle of Britain (1982, 2nd ed.) and Peter Cornwell’s The Battle of France Then and Now (2007), as well as in Paul Martin’s Invisible Vainqueurs (1990) and from the Luftwaffe summaries in the British National Archives Cabinet papers. One important finding is that the consumption and wastage was not nearly as high as claimed. The three air forces actually shot down only 19 percent of the number claimed. In the RAF case, in the summer of 1940, 44 percent of those shot down were readily repairable thanks to the salvage and repair organizations. This contrasted with the much lower 8 percent for the Germans and zero for the French. Brave as the aircrews may have been, the inescapable conclusion is that awareness of consumption, wastage, and sustainability were intimately connected to survival.
Two Roads to War
Author: Robin HighamPublisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 161251085X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Noted aviation historian Robin Higham has written this comparative study of the evolution of the French and British air arms from 1918 to 1940 to determine why the Armée de l’Air was defeated in June 1940 but the Royal Air Force was able to win the battle over Britain in September. After analyzing the structure, men, and matériel of the air arms, and the government and economic infrastructure of both countries, he concludes that the French force was dominated by the Armée de Terre, had no suitably powerful aero engines, and suffered from the chaos of French politics. In contrast, the independent RAF evolved into a sophisticated, scientifically based force, supported by consistent government practices. Higham’s thorough examination, however, finds the British not without error.
The Logistics of War..
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428993789
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 397
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Air Force journal of logistics: vol25_no2
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428991026
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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