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Flatpack Bombers
Ian Gardiner
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Description for Flatpack Bombers
Paperback. Covers the first aerial bombing raids in British history by the Royal Naval Air Service. The book tells of Churchill's far-sighted involvement in the development of air warfare and countering the German Zeppelin menace. Num Pages: 176 pages, 16pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBWN; JWF; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Our vision of aviation in the First World War is dominated by images of gallant fighter pilots duelling with each other high over the Western Front. But it was the threat of the Zeppelin which spurred the British government into creating the Royal Flying Corps, and it was this 'menace', which no aircraft could match in the air at the beginning of the war, which led Winston Churchill and the Royal Navy to set about bombing these airships on the ground. Thus in 1914, the Royal Naval Air Service, with their IKEA-style flatpack aeroplanes, pioneered strategic bombing. ... Read more
Our vision of aviation in the First World War is dominated by images of gallant fighter pilots duelling with each other high over the Western Front. But it was the threat of the Zeppelin which spurred the British government into creating the Royal Flying Corps, and it was this 'menace', which no aircraft could match in the air at the beginning of the war, which led Winston Churchill and the Royal Navy to set about bombing these airships on the ground. Thus in 1914, the Royal Naval Air Service, with their IKEA-style flatpack aeroplanes, pioneered strategic bombing. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
318g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473822801
SKU
V9781473822801
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2
About Ian Gardiner
Ian Gardiner is a retired Royal Marine Brigadier and author of The best-selling In the Service of the Sultan. He lives in Edinburgh.
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