Raf Handbook 1939-1945

by Wragg, David

• ISBN13: 9780750943611
• ISBN10: 0750943610
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-07-30
• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd

Summary

This book is a comprehensive reference on the RAF and the vital part it played in the Second World War. The book opens with a brief history of the service, followed by a chapter that reviews its situation on the outbreak of war. The chapters that follow look at the structure of the RAF. The main aircraft types used are listed. Author David Wragg has written some twenty books on aviation and naval history, including Royal Navy Handbook 1939-1945 (Sutton, 2005); Fleet Air Arm Handbook 1939-1945 (Sutton, 2001 and 2003).

Author Biography

David Wragg has written some twenty books on aviation and naval history, including Royal Navy Handbook 1939-1945 (Sutton, 2005); Swordfish: The Raid on the Italian Fleet at Taranto (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003); Fleet Air Arm Handbook 1939-1945 (Sutton, 2001 and 2003); and Carrier Combat (Sutton, 1997, and The Naval Institute Press, USA). He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Glossary	p. xi
The World's First Air Force	p. 1
The RAF in 1939	p. 9
Defeat and Retreat	p. 13
Taking the War to the Enemy	p. 33
The Battle of the Atlantic	p. 63
The Mediterranean, North Africa and the Middle East	p. 73
The War in the East	p. 87
The War in Europe	p. 93
The War and the RAF	p. 107
Recruitment and Training	p. 113
Personal and Personnel	p. 137
Wartime Squadrons	p. 147
The Main UK RAF Stations	p. 243
Comparison of Ranks - RAF, Royal Navy and Army	p. 271
The Air Council in 1940	p. 273
Main Aircraft Types Operated, 1939-45	p. 275
German Towns and Cities Subjected to RAF Area Attack, 1942-5	p. 279
RAF Victoria Crosses	p. 283
Medals and Decorations	p. 303
Chronology	p. 309
Bibliography	p. 315
Index	p. 317
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