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The Battle for Britain : interservice rivalry between the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, 1909-40
- Title
- The Battle for Britain : interservice rivalry between the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, 1909-40 / Anthony J. Cumming.
- Author
- Cumming, Anthony J.
- Publication
- Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2015]
- ©2015
- Supplementary Content
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- Description
- xii, 224 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map; 25 cm
- Summary
- "The Battle for Britain is a provocative reinterpretation of both British air and naval power from 1909 to 1940. Anthony Cumming challenges the view that the Battle of Britain was a decisive victory won solely by the Royal Air Force through independent airpower operations. By re-evaluating the early stage of the Mediterranean conflict and giving special emphasis to naval battles such as Calabria and Taranto, Cumming argues that the Royal Navy played an equally important role in defeating Hitler's early advances, buying critical time until the Americans could make a decisive contribution. His argument holds that the RAF's role as an independent arm has been exaggerated and that contemporary strategists can learn from investing too much confidence in independent airpower. "--
- Alternative Title
- Interservice rivalry between the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, 1909-1940
- Subjects
- Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940
- Great Britain > History, Military > 20th century
- Great Britain > Royal Air Force > History > 20th century
- Great Britain > History, Naval > 20th century
- Interservice rivalry (Armed Forces) > Great Britain
- Sea-power > Great Britain > History > 20th century
- Air power > Great Britain > History > 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, British
- World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, British
- World War, 1939-1945 > Great Britain
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 15-3626
- ISBN
- 9781612518343 (hardback)
- 1612518346 (hardback)
- 9781612518350 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- 1612518354 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- 9781612513836 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2014044410
- OCLC
- 912028019
- Author
- Cumming, Anthony J., author.
- Title
- The Battle for Britain : interservice rivalry between the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, 1909-40 / Anthony J. Cumming.
- Publisher
- Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2015]
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index.
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- Other Form:
- Online version: Cumming, Anthony J. Battle for Britain Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2015 9781612513836 (DLC) 2015001347
- Research Call Number
- JFE 15-3626