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The Birth of the RAF, 1918

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

The Birth of the RAF, 1918

By Richard Overy

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A short, brilliant account of the birth of the RAF for the centenary of its foundingThe dizzying pace of technological change in the early 20th century meant that it took only a little over ten years from the first flight by the Wright Brothers to the clash of fighter planes in the Great War. A period of terrible, rapid experiment followed to gain a brief technological edge. By the end of the war the British had lost an extraordinary 36,000 aircraft and 16,600 airmen.The RAF was created in 1918 ...Show more

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ISBN

9780241274217

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published year

2018

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1

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The Birth of the RAF, 1918

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Hardcover

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