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Uniquely insightful study of the key decisions taken after the Battle of Britain on the future conduct of the war.

Uniquely insightful study of the key decisions taken for the conduct of the RAF's offensive during the middle period of the Second World War.

The story of the development of British air power during the First World War and the triumph of army air support over strategic bombing

A radical look at how RAF bombing policy was developed between the wars

The RAF in the Battle of France and Battle of Britain looks at the opportunities missed in the French campaign. It takes a fresh look at the Battle of Britain and asks if the RAF was ready to help repel an invasion. It follows the disputes between the Army and RAF and debates whether air power used independently can ever achieve decisive results.

Why did the French lose in 1940? Were their aircraft inferior? Were there stockpiles of unused planes? Was defeat inevitable? Greg Baughen separates the facts from the myths. He describes the problems the French faced, the operations they flew and how, even with the available resources, defeat might have been avoided.

The Fairey Battle is best known for being the worst plane ever to serve with the RAF. Disastrous losses in combat seemed to confirm this assessment. Does it deserve its reputation? A fresh look at the documents of the time reveal that solutions to the problems were known and, if they had been applied, the story might have been very different.

A uniquely insightful study of the key decisions taken for the conduct of the RAF's offensive during the period leading up to D-Day in 1944. číst celé