| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 410 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Legacies of World War I -- pt. 2. The interwar years, 1918-1934 -- pt. 3. The road to war, 1932-1940 -- pt. 4. War, 1938-1940. |
| Summary |
Two Roads to 1940 is a comparative study of the French and British air arms, from 1918 to 10 May 1940. Higham seeks the answer to the question "Why was the Armée de l'Air defeated in June 1940 whereas the Royal Air Force won the Battle Over Britain in September?"To reach a conclusion, the structure, the men and matériel, the government, and the economic infrastructure were analyzed. The story reveals that the French, dominated by the Armée de l'Terre, was hypnotized by "1918"; in contrast, the independent RAF evolved in the interwar years into a sophisticated, scientifically based force, whic. |
| Language |
Some appendices are in French. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, French.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France.
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Air power -- France -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British.
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Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940.
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Air power -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War II. |
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Air power |
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Military campaigns |
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Military operations, Aerial -- British |
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Military operations, Aerial -- French |
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France https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJd8gD4vdtqQMdQHvYqbBP |
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Great Britain https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP |
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World War (1939-1945) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb |
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Battle of Britain (Great Britain : 1940) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9WRPbyM6h4Xh8HpwK |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Added Title |
French and British air arms from Versailles to Dunkirk |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Higham, Robin. Two Roads to War : The French and British Air Arms from Versailles to Dunkirk. New York : Naval Institute Press, ©2012 9781612510583 |
| ISBN |
9781612510859 (electronic bk.) |
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161251085X (electronic bk.) |
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9781612510583 |
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1612510582 |
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