RAF Bomber Command, 1939-45, Operations Manual
Language: English
Published by Haynes Publishing UK, Yeovil, Somerset, UK, 2018
Series: Book 5 of 15 - Operations Manual
- First Edition
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Illus. , several in color, maps; 188 pages.
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- Title
- RAF Bomber Command, 1939-45, Operations Manual
- Author
- Falconer, Jonathan
- Publisher
- Haynes Publishing UK, Yeovil, Somerset, UK
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- No Dust Jacket As Issued
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1785211927
- ISBN 13
- 9781785211928
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Series
- Book 5 of 15: Operations Manual
- Seller catalogs
- AVIATION
For Bomber Command to launch a 'maximum effort' raid on the Ruhr by night, or a low-level strike on a target in enemy occupied Europe by day, it involved a huge amount of planning.
- Who decided what to bomb?
- Why, when and where were bomber airfields built?
- How was the overall command structure organized, from the Air Council down to individual squadron level?
- Who were the commanders and who were the men that made up the rank and file of the Command?
- How did the RAF train its bomber crews?
- What aircraft did they fly and what weapons did they use?
- How was a raid planned and once it was launched what happened?
- How was the effectiveness of a raid and bomber tactics analyzed afterwards?
- How did the RAF go about tracing the 'missing' (47,000 men 'failed to return' from operations)?
- How were damaged bombers repaired and made good again for operations?
Useful appendices include a Bomber Command War Diary listing key events 1939-1945, squadrons and their commanders, an a-to-z of bomber airfields, and sample orders of battle from 1939, 1943 and 1945. Fully illustrated with some 300 photographs, the RAF Bomber Command Operations Manual gives a compelling insight into the workings of one of the most powerful instruments of 20th century warfare.
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About the Author
Jonathan Falconer is the author of more than 35 books on aspects of aviation and military history, including the Haynes Handley Page Halifax Manual, Short Stirling Manual, D-Day Operations Manual, and co-author (with Brian Rivas) of the de Havilland Mosquito Manual. He was commissioning editor of the 14-volume Battle Zone Normandy series in 2004 for Sutton Publishing, and is now a senior commissioning editor with Haynes. He lives in Wiltshire.
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