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Stations of Coastal Command Then and Now
David Smith
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Description for Stations of Coastal Command Then and Now
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, 700 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 310 x 220 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1498.
Coastal Command, created in 1936 alongside Fighter and Bomber Commands in the reorganisation of the RAF in its preparations for the coming war, was Britain's mainstay in the battle against the German submarine. As more and more Allied merchantmen were sunk during the long voyage from North America, the Mediterranean, and points south, tracking down the U-Boats became a constant struggle against harsh weather on long-distance patrols out over the Atlantic and Bay of Biscay. To counter the threat, Coastal Command established a ring of bases stretching from Scotland and Northern Ireland to Iceland, and from south Wales and south-western ... Read more
Coastal Command, created in 1936 alongside Fighter and Bomber Commands in the reorganisation of the RAF in its preparations for the coming war, was Britain's mainstay in the battle against the German submarine. As more and more Allied merchantmen were sunk during the long voyage from North America, the Mediterranean, and points south, tracking down the U-Boats became a constant struggle against harsh weather on long-distance patrols out over the Atlantic and Bay of Biscay. To counter the threat, Coastal Command established a ring of bases stretching from Scotland and Northern Ireland to Iceland, and from south Wales and south-western ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
After the Battle
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781870067874
SKU
V9781870067874
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-4
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