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Author: John Buckley (Professor of Military History, University of Wolverhampton) ,
Paul Beaver (Aviation historian, broadcaster, and writer)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.30cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 22.40cm
Weight: 0.418kg
ISBN: 9780198798033
ISBN 10: 0198798032
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 12 July 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
This book is superbly written and expertly researched. It will soon become the first port of call for anyone seeking an authoritative account of the Royal Air Force in its first hundred years. Its arguments are persuasive and it is clearly evident that the authors are intimately aware of the areas of historical debate. * Dr Peter Gray, Senior Research Fellow in Air Power Studies, University of Birmingham *
This is a work for the serious student of military history and is a must for the aviation academic. Buckley has yet again proven his mettle as an aviation historian as this book will become required reading as much as his earlier work on airpower. The publishing of this work is not only timely and fitting, but serves as a cornerstone for serious study not just for the RAF but military aviation in general. * John M. Curatola, War in History * This book is superbly written and expertly researched. It will soon become the first port of call for anyone seeking an authoritative account of the Royal Air Force in its first hundred years. Its arguments are persuasive and it is clearly evident that the authors are intimately aware of the areas of historical debate. * Dr Peter Gray, Senior Research Fellow in Air Power Studies, University of Birmingham *
Author Information
John Buckley is Professor of Military History at the University of Wolverhampton, where he has taught and researched since 1992. He is the author and editor of a range of books on aspects of twentieth-century military history, air power, and conflict studies, including The RAF and Trade Defence, 1919-1945 (1995) Air Power in the Age of Total War (1999) and Monty's Men: The British Army and the Liberation of Europe 1944-5 (2013) which won the 2014 Templer Medal (awarded annually to the author of the book deemed to have made the most significant contribution to the history of the British Army). Paul Beaver worked for five years on Jane's Defence Weekly, including spells as Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, and has operated as a freelance war correspondent for Sky News in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Sierra Leone. He has written over 50 books on military history, including most recently Spitfire People (2015). He spent 27 years in Army Air Corps Reserves, is a qualified pilot, and is now Honorary Group Captain of No 601 (County of London) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
